J. GAMELIN (1738-1803), Anatomical muscle study,... Lot 79
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J. GAMELIN (1738-1803), Anatomical muscle study, 1779, Copper engraving
Jacques Gamelin (1738 Carcassonne, Aude - 1803 ibid.): Anatomical muscle study of a man, leaning on a wall in supine view, full body, from the anatomical plate work 'Nouveau recueil d'ostéologie et de myologie' (A New Collection of Bones and Muscles), 1779, Copper engraving
Technique:
Copper engraving on Paper
Date:
1779
Description:
Watermark with the inscription "PC" at the bottom and a vine at the top. Jacques GAMELIN was a French painter, draughtsman, engraver and etcher of early classicism. Gamelin first studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Toulouse under Jean-Pierre Rivalz. His artistic training continued in Paris and Rome, where he worked as a professor at the Accademia di San Luca from 1771. One year later, Pope Clement XIV appointed him court painter. Gamelin also met the painter Anton Raphael Mengs in Rome. The sheet was created in connection with the anatomical plate work 'Nouveau recueil d'ostéologie et de myologie' | Watermark: "PC" and grapevine
Keywords:
18th century, Realism, Technology, France,
Size:
Paper: 52,8 cm x 34,0 cm (20,8 x 13,4 in), Plate: 47,8 cm x 26,6 cm (18,8 x 10,5 in), Depiction: 43,0 cm x 23,0 cm (16,9 x 9,1 in)
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