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John Singer Sargent: Drapery Works

Studies of draped figures for Sargent's murals - prophets, the Rosary mysteries, Astronomy and Philosophy - showing how he worked out the fall of cloth.

Study of Ezekiel for "Frieze of Prophets", 1890

Study of Ezekiel for "Frieze of Prophets"

1890

Study for "Frieze of Prophets", 1890

Study for "Frieze of Prophets"

1890

Study of Apollo for "Apollo and the Muses", 1921

Study of Apollo for "Apollo and the Muses"

1921

Study for "Philosophy", 1922

Study for "Philosophy"

1922

Study of Adam for the "Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary", 1903

Study of Adam for the "Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary"

1903

Study of the Crucifixion for "Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary", 1903

Study of the Crucifixion for "Fifteen Mysteries of the…

1903

Studies for "Astronomy", 1921

Studies for "Astronomy"

1921

Study for "Handmaid of the Lord", 1903

Study for "Handmaid of the Lord"

1903

Study for "Astronomy", 1921

Study for "Astronomy"

1921

Study of a Draped Figure, 1920

Study of a Draped Figure

1920

Study for "The Danaïdes", 1922

Study for "The Danaïdes"

1922

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