Choosing the figure drawing: It took me quite a long while of rummaging through books and websites to find the image that I wanted to take on for this project. It was in my searching for an emotionally provocative pose and a drawing that would teach me about the natural human figure that I came upon this work.
Peter Paul Rubens
Study for a Mary Magdalen. 1592-1640. Black chalk, heightened in white. 33.4 × 24.2 cm. London, British Museum.
Peter Paul Rubens
Study for a Mary Magdalen. 1592-1640. Black chalk, heightened in white. 33.4 × 24.2 cm. London, British Museum.
