Mannequin - Wood
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The wooden articulated mannequin from Italy dating to 1930–1940 measures 40 cm high, 11 cm wide and 6 cm deep and is in good used condition with signs of age and stains.
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dark wooden articulated mannequin, primarily used as a model for drawing or painting
equipped with movable joints that allow the body to be positioned in various realistic human poses
dating back to the 1930s
The use of articulated mannequins, generally made of wood by skilled artists, effectively made possible a 'dynamicization' of the figures thanks to hinged joints that allowed them to pose in various ways, enabling both the study of movement and dressing them in garments, sometimes humble, sometimes sumptuous, depending on the character to be represented, for the study of drapery
Employed as models for painting, drawing and the study of human figure proportions, they enjoyed great fortune in periods of academism and became very common in artists' studios, especially in the years of Neoclassicism, alongside their earlier devotional use that involved dressing them for different liturgical festivities, according to a processional tradition still present in some Italian contexts today.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, then, every painter had in his studio at least one wooden, articulated manikin and precisely a 'painter's manikin', with its egg-shaped head that allowed him to portray faces plausibly
good condition, some signs of time, but no broken or missing parts
dark wooden articulated mannequin, primarily used as a model for drawing or painting
equipped with movable joints that allow the body to be positioned in various realistic human poses
dating back to the 1930s
The use of articulated mannequins, generally made of wood by skilled artists, effectively made possible a 'dynamicization' of the figures thanks to hinged joints that allowed them to pose in various ways, enabling both the study of movement and dressing them in garments, sometimes humble, sometimes sumptuous, depending on the character to be represented, for the study of drapery
Employed as models for painting, drawing and the study of human figure proportions, they enjoyed great fortune in periods of academism and became very common in artists' studios, especially in the years of Neoclassicism, alongside their earlier devotional use that involved dressing them for different liturgical festivities, according to a processional tradition still present in some Italian contexts today.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, then, every painter had in his studio at least one wooden, articulated manikin and precisely a 'painter's manikin', with its egg-shaped head that allowed him to portray faces plausibly
good condition, some signs of time, but no broken or missing parts
Details
Era
1900-2000
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Italy
Material
Wood
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
40 cm
Width
11 cm
Depth
6 cm
Estimated period
1930-1940
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