Ariadne du Capitoline 

 

Plate  I, 41 The Capitoline Ariadne. The head alone has has been cast from a full-figure in the Capitoline museum in Rome. The identification of the subject as the mythical Ariadne and the attribution of the statue as an original by Praxiteles (Greek, 4th B.C.) are no longer accepted. It is now thought to be a statue of the God Dionysius ( Bacchus), a somewhat androgynous deity. ... A view of a turned  head with diminished or lost features is called alost profile (profil perdu). Avoid the tend ency to turn into a profile by paying attention to the accurate placement of features.” Dr awing course Charles Bargue.  #bargue #barguedrawing #observationaldrawing #renaissance #arthistory #cast #learningbydoing #howtodraw