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Reflections from the Life Room: Traditional Art Training

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Reflections from the Life Room: Traditional Art Training
"Life School, Royal Academy," 1865, by Charles West Cope. Etching. Royal Academy of Arts
Lorraine Ferrier
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Since 1769, architecture, sculpture, and art students enrolled at the Royal Academy of Arts Schools in London all had to first master the skill of drawing from plaster casts of the ancients. Students would practice drawing from plaster casts for sometimes as long as a year before they were deemed proficient enough to draw from a life model.

Now, life drawing is no longer compulsory for students enrolled at the Royal Academy of Arts Schools.

Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
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