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Paris, France
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres created the academic study of a male torso, demonstrating the rigorous training in human anatomy central to French classical painting. The work shows the muscular structure with precise observation typical of academic figure studies.
Ingres trained at the French Academy and later taught there, becoming a fierce defender of classical ideals against Romantic painters like Delacroix. This study is preserved at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the institution that trained generations of French artists in academic methods. Such figure studies were essential exercises for students before attempting complex compositions.

Paul Delaroche
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), Paris, Paris

Paul Delaroche
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), Paris, Paris

Jacques-Louis David
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), Paris, Paris

Jacques-Louis David
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), Paris, Paris
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