Benedetto Luti, Seated Nude Male Figure, 1694, red and white chalk on paper, 16 7/16 in. x 10 1/2 in. ( cm. x cm.), Luti signed and dated this academic study in Rome in 1694, the year the Florentine artist was elected to the Accademia di San Luca. In 1593, this school had been the first to receive papal sanction for the use of nude male models, which quickly became an indispensable teaching tool. This carefully posed and artificially lit figure indicates Luti's interest in the effects of foreshortening and chiaroscuro, challenges the draftsman took on to demonstrate his confidence in
Benedetto Luti, Seated Nude Male Figure, 1694, red and white chalk on paper, 16 7/16 in. x 10 1/2 in. ( cm. x cm.), Luti signed and dated this academic study in Rome in 1694, the year the Florentine artist was elected to the Accademia di San Luca. In 1593, this school had been the first to receive papal sanction for the use of nude male models, which quickly became an indispensable teaching tool. This carefully posed and artificially lit figure indicates Luti's interest in the effects of foreshortening and chiaroscuro, challenges the draftsman took on to demonstrate his confidence in his skills and mastery of human anatomy. Teaching life drawing classes at the Accademia was the backbone of Luti's career over several decades. By sharpening his perception and enabling him to take visual notes, the practice of life drawing prepared him for his roles as one of the leading Roman painters of his generation, as admired connoisseur, art dealer, collector, and academician.
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