[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] [LCTG Matters] Meeting Reminder:Hockney-Falco Thesis on the history of art, presented by Harry Forsdick . 10AM ET, Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Lexington Computer and Technology Group

Wed Dec 6 09:32:46 PST 2023

All,

A most unusual topic and most interesting -- we should have more of these
mixed into the more typical material

Ted

By the way another obscure aspect of art is how do you get the model to
pose in challenging postures for extended time -- or do you need a photo.
An excellent example is one of my favorite pix at the MFA  -- a huge 19th C
French Academy painting *Automedon with the Horses of Achilles -- *1868 by
the obscure French academic painter Henri Regnault (French, 1843–1871) --
currently on view in The Beal Gallery (Gallery 251) {French 19th C but not
impressionists}

MEDIUM/TECHNIQUE Oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS 315 x 329 cm (124 x 129 1/2 in.)
CREDIT LINE Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
ACCESSION NUMBER 90.152

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/31014

When you see Automedon, Achilles' charioteer, holding the bridal of one of
Achilles', massive chariot horses -- supernaturally charged-up and ready
for the final showdown at Troy -- there is an Arnold Swartzeneger-like
definition of the muscles involved under such amazing tension beginning at
the ankle up the leg and through the chest through the shoulder and up the
arm to the forearm.  To achieve that pose, the model must have been almost
suspended by one arm.  Even if the painter was very fast in sketching, or
if there was photographic assistance -- I hope that the model got paid well
-- I feel the pain everytime I look at the painting.

Ted

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