1790
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Sheet of Studies of Cloaked Figures is a 1790 graphite by John Flaxman, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows quick, loose drawings of draped figures in pencil. The lines are light and shaky, like someone jotting down ideas fast. Some figures stand alone, others overlap, all wrapped in flowing cloth. The paper looks old and yellowed, with faint brown spots. It’s almost like a notebook page where the artist practiced poses. Next, check out Romanticism to see how this style shaped art.
John Flaxman (6 July 1755 – 7 December 1826) was an English sculptor and draughtsman who was a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism.
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