五古典头像
between 1630 and 1639
Inigo Jones, the architect who brought Italian flair to England, puts down his drafting compass to doodle some classical muses. You can almost hear the scratch of his pen as he uses rapid cross-hatching to shade the profiles of these ancient-looking busts. That bearded guy on the right looks particularly intense, perhaps a Roman philosopher judging Jones's architectural choices! These quick studies reveal how a master designer trained his eye by copying the great sculptures of antiquity during his travels.
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- Pen and ink
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- Paper
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