Male Academy Figure: Half-Length, Side View
To master the rendering of the human form in conventional poses was a core aim of artistic training in art schools, or academies, which is why the resulting studies are known in French as "académies." This study has been identified as Delacroix's earliest "académie" in oil paint, produced while he was a pupil of the history painter Pierre Narcisse Guérin. Delacroix was less interested in the contour of the figure than in conveying an impression of physical presence through the rendering of human flesh.
Artwork Details
- Title: Male Academy Figure: Half-Length, Side View
- Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1818–20
- Medium: Oil on paper laid down on panel (formerly canvas)
- Dimensions: 15 3/4 × 13 3/8 in. (40 × 34 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift from the Karen B. Cohen Collection of Eugène Delacroix, in memory of Arthur G. Cohen, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.592.1
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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