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Jacob Gole

The Drawing Lesson

Maker

Jacob Gole (Dutch, 1660-1737), designer

Title

The Drawing Lesson

Year

ca. 1680-1725

Medium

  • Mezzotint on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Mezzotint on paper

Materials

mezzotint

Supports

  • Cream laid paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 24.8 x 20 cm (9 3/4 x 7 7/8 inches) (sight)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Letttered below image: "G. Schalcken pinx: J. Gole fec: et exc: cum Privilegio Amstelodami"

Inscribed in pen and ink, LR corner: "No. 84"

Stamped on verso with collector's mark of Frederic R. Halsey (1847-1918; Lugt 1308)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gilman Angier

Object Number

73.188

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Changing Poses
The Artist's Model
Nov 12, 2010 – Jun 06, 2011

Label copy

The boy in this print studies a sculpted or cast bust of an ideal female figure. She is both his model and teacher, instructing him in the canonical values of proportion and beauty developed by the ancient Greeks and initiating him into a profession whose training rituals are already thousands of years old. The boy’s gentle smile and attentive gaze add humor to the scene, suggesting that his diligent work by candlelight is motivated not only by a determination to master the fundamental skills of figure drawing, but also by an adolescent physical attraction to the handsome features of his muse. Other students in this period learned to respect and imitate classical ideals through illustrations of ancient statues in books such as Gerard Audran’s The Proportions of the Human Body Measured on the Most Beautiful Figures from Antiquity (1683), on display in the case in this gallery.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Jacob Gole (Dutch, 1660-1737), designer
The Drawing Lesson, ca. 1680-1725
Mezzotint on paper
Image/plate: 24.8 x 20 cm (9 3/4 x 7 7/8 inches) (sight)
Gift of Mrs. Gilman Angier 73.188

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