An écorché figure, lying on its side: foreshortened view. Crayon manner print by J. Gamelin after himself, 1779.

Unknown artist

What you practise here

Écorché: surface muscles and body structure

Follow the origin and insertion of each muscle group: what matters is the direction of the form, not the outline.

Public-domain artwork from a museum collection, reproduced for study. 100% real art — 0% AI.

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