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An academy in which men discuss the branches of study required in the education of artists: the antique, anatomy, perspective and geometry Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1728, after Carlo Maratta.

A seated man attending a life class draws from the model; a nude male model is seated to the left. Pencil drawing.

A life class in Rome with a model posed as a crucified man with an écorché figure to the left. Drawing by A. Bianchini, 1902.

The life school at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, with William Hunter, left, teaching anatomy. Drawing attributed to Elias Martin, ca. 1770.

The Académie des Sciences et des Beaux Arts, Paris: showing a variety of subjects studied there. Line engraving by G. Herth after G. Stein.

Leeds New Mechanics' Institution and School of Art, Leeds, Yorkshire. Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin, 1867, after C. Brodrick.

Design interactions 2007 / Royal College of Art.

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A life class in Rome with a model posed as a crucified man with an écorché figure to the left. Drawing by A. Bianchini, 1902.

The life school at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, with William Hunter, left, teaching anatomy. Drawing attributed to Elias Martin, ca. 1770.

The Académie des Sciences et des Beaux Arts, Paris: showing a variety of subjects studied there. Line engraving by G. Herth after G. Stein.

Design interactions 2007 / Royal College of Art.

An academy in which men discuss the branches of study required in the education of artists: the antique, anatomy, perspective and geometry Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1728, after Carlo Maratta.