Study for Joan of Arc, and Sketches of Hands
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · c. 1851 · Graphite on tan wove tracing paper, laid down on off-white wove paper, laid down on cream board
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Study for Joan of Arc, and Sketches of Hands is a public-domain drawing by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, dated c. 1851. Graphite on tan wove tracing paper, laid down on off-white wove paper, laid down on cream board. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Study for Joan of Arc, and Sketches of Hands” (c. 1851) is drawn first. Ingres cared more about the precision of the line than about a loose patch of paint.
About the artist
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867) was a French painter who defended precise line. His portraits and odalisques are tightly drawn, even when the anatomy is quietly adjusted.
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