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Engraving of robed men in a classical hall studying antique statues, a skeleton figure, and a perspective diagram on an easel, with floating figures above.

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.

An engraved academy scene in which robed men gather in a classical hall beneath statues of antique figures. A kneeling draftsman sketches at the lower left, while a standing figure gestures toward a skeleton-like nude and a large perspective diagram on an easel at right. Clouds and figures float above, and an inscription runs along the bottom edge.

Artist
Carlo Maratta
Date
1728
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2917 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1728.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Academia de artistas estudiando antigüedad, anatomía y perspectiva, según Maratta

Una escena de academia grabada en la que hombres con túnicas se reúnen en un salón clásico bajo estatuas de figuras antiguas. Un dibujante arrodillado dibuja en la parte inferior izquierda, mientras una figura de pie señala a un desnudo esquelético y un gran diagrama de perspectiva sobre un caballete a la derecha. Nubes y figuras flotan arriba.

Português: Academia de artistas estudando antiguidade, anatomia e perspectiva, após Maratta

Uma cena de academia gravada em que homens de túnica se reúnem em um salão clássico sob estátuas de figuras antigas. Um desenhista ajoelhado desenha no canto inferior esquerdo, enquanto uma figura em pé aponta para um nu esquelético e para um grande diagrama de perspectiva sobre um cavalete à direita. Nuvens e figuras flutuam acima.

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