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Face in Profile (verso)

late 1860s

Paul Baudry

(French, 1828–1886)
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Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
pen and brown ink
Support
Cream wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 26.7 x 20.6 cm (10 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2008.373.b
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

When Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry was commissioned to create the ceiling paintings for the Grand Foyer of the new Paris Opéra in 1864, for inspiration he visited the Sistine Chapel frescoes by Michelangelo—completed more than 300 years earlier. This drawing depicts the god Apollo from behind, intended for a scene in which Apollo points to the satyr Marsyas, with whom he held a musical competition. The pose and figure type recall Michelangelo’s monumental sculpture of David, which Baudry would have also seen on his Italian journey.
A vertically oriented ink drawing in pen and brown ink on aged beige paper features a tiny, faint sketch near the top center, depicting a face in profile looking left. Blue ink notations appear in the upper left corner, while a pencil notation marks the lower right. The paper exhibits light staining, irregular edges, and small white paper fragments attached to the corners.

Face in Profile (verso)

late 1860s

Paul Baudry

(French, 1828–1886)
France, 19th century

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