Anatomical Man No 3 - Item #625

  28 Inches High x 8 Inches Wide x 16.5 Inches Deep PLEASE NOTE: This piece is made in resin. Right arm is shipped unattached for safe transport, and a screw is provided for attachment by customer. Customer can remove and attach arm as desired. Alternatively, arm can be glued on by customer after purchase with 5 minute epoxy (not supplied). Neoclassical sculptor Houdon created this study (at 28 inches high and also life-size) in preparation for a marble sculpture of Saint John the Baptist. It was one of his first commissions, and he was only 25 years old. Upon seeing the anatomical study, his friends and colleagues recognized it as an important artwork in its own right and suggested he make a mold of it to produce copies. Houdon's anatomical study became widely popular. He gave and sold many copies of it to art academies and schools. Early on he omitted the tree trunk which would have been used to support the finished marble figure's weight. The study continues to be utilized by artist