Figure study for The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David. French, c. 1786-1787. The Metropolita
Figure study for The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David. French, c. 1786-1787. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the Met:This sheet is a study for the pose and drapery of Crito, a wealthy Athenian disciple who, in the painting, sits by Socrates’ side and beseeches him not to drink the poison. The grid drawn in black chalk, known as squaring, would have assisted the artist in transferring the design from paper to canvas. -- source link
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