Album 2
arrow left swipe to the left Visible reflectance photograph Verso of the fifth sheet, Album 2 activate zoom zoom tool
Leaf 5 verso activate zoom zoom tool
Visible reflectance photograph Procession of figures from the Ara Pacis, figures in strong movement activate zoom zoom tool arrow right swipe to the right
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Works on this double page

  • Visible reflectance photograph Female figure drawn with black chalk in frontal view in lunge with arms raised and head turned into profile
  • Visible reflectance photograph Procession of figures with two rows of figures closely spaced in the foreground and background from the north frieze of the Ara Pacis, drawn in black chalk
  • Visible reflectance photograph Standing female robed figure in the pose of a Pudicitia, drawn with black chalk
  • Visible reflectance photograph Black chalk drawings of two kneeling male figures with shawl, the upper figure stands upside down for the viewer
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Album 2, Leaf 6

Many of the drawings pasted onto this leaf feature a single figure or a multifigure arrangement, which, when taken as whole, may create a general impression that these drawings were executed systematically and with forethought. However, the sheet pasted in at bottom left refutes such an impression: it was clearly a study sheet not intended for display. It was unceremoniously turned upside down while sketching, allowing the draughtsperson to squeeze in another figure.

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