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In week five, NMA master draftsman Glenn Vilppu will cover the importance of cylindrical forms in gestures. You will tune in as Glenn lectures on the role of cylindrical forms in figure drawing, followed by an analysis of Old Master artworks. Glenn will demonstrate how to construct gestures using these forms.
Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.
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Reference Images (33)
Andrea Mantegna, Lamentation Over Dead Christ.
Leonardo da Vinci, John the Baptist.
4. Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome)
Unfinished cartoon for a Madonna and Child
1525–30
Drawing, black and red chalk, white gouache, brush and brown wash
21 5/16 x 15 9/16 in. (54.1 x 39.6 cm)
Casa Buonarroti, Florence
Michelangelo, Madonna and Child, 1525–30.
Michelangelo, Twisted Male Nude.
Anton Raphael Mengs, Perseus and Andromeda.
Peter Paul Rubens, Bacchus.
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1. Introduction to Cylindrical Forms
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1. Learning Recommendation
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2. Old Master Analysis: Cambiaso, Leonardo, Michelangelo
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3. Old Master Analysis: Michelangelo, Mengs, Rubens
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4. Demonstration: Seated Female Figure I
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5. Demonstration: Seated Female Figure II
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6. Demonstration: Crouched-Over Side View of a Male I
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7. Demonstration: Crouched-Over Side View of a Male II
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8. Demonstration: Crouched-Over Side View of a Male III
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9. Assignment
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10. Timed Poses
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11. Glenn's Approach to the Assignment
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