Allegorical Figure

Bernardo Strozzi · c. 1635

What you practise here

Human figure: gesture, proportions and musculature

Find the line of action first, then the tilt of shoulders and hips. Block the big masses in head-heights before drawing any contour.

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

Other artworks to study

Saint Peter Bernardo Strozzi, A Hand Holding Empty Gloves, 1630s, NGA 74819 The Intoxication of Wine Ugolino and His Sons Study for Obsession Pierre de Wiessant, Nude Study