A 33cm High Artists Wooden Jointed Posable Mannequin  

THIS IS A 33CM HIGH WOODEN JOINTED POSABLE MANEQUIN FOR ARTIST DRAWING OF THE HUMAN FIGURE OR FOR HOME DECORATION..
 
Intended as a means of improving and refining the drawing or painting of figures. It is fully articulated. The flexibility of its shoulders and arms, hips and legs, wrists and ankles allows it to be configured into any position possible of the human body. This remarkable agility is made possible by an intricate system of rotating wood ball-and-socket joints, numerous dowels, and an elaborate internal mechanism: a wood-and-metal armature, or "skeleton," that holds its parts in place.
 
FIGURE COMES ON A STAND.FLEXIBLE JOINT ALLOW FOR POSING.
SUITABLE FOR ARTISTS MODEL, PHOTOGRAPHY PROP, ANIMATION, ORNAMENT, DESK TOY ETC
HELP BEGINNERS OR ADVANCED ARTISTS TO CAPTURE ALL THE CORRECT HUMAN SCALE.
PERFECT AS GIFT OR FOR HOUSE DECORATION.
 
SIZE: 15CM WIDE 33CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: IN GOOD CONDITION
 
MANNEQUINS OF THE PAST:
Long since forgotten, mannequinsalso known as laymen or lay figureswere among the most essential but little-acclaimed tools of the artist's workshop from the Renaissance to the early 20th century.
These mannequins were intended as a means of improving and refining the drawing or painting of figures. They were usually lifesize and were also fully articulated. The flexibility of its shoulders and arms, hips and legs, wrists and ankles allows it to be configured into any position possible of the human body; even each finger could easily be manipulated to individually open and close. This remarkable agility was made possible by an intricate system of rotating wood ball-and-socket joints, numerous dowels, and an elaborate internal mechanism: a wood-and-metal armature, or "skeleton," that holds its parts in place.
Mannequins of this quality took about a year to craft and were extremely costly, but were in great demand from the late 18th to the mid-19th century. Always specially commissioned, each is believed to be the work of several artisans, but little is known about who made these highly individualized models. Many were passed down from master to student, or changed hands by sale, gift, or inheritance, and by the 19th century they could be rented from colormenmerchants of artists' suppliesor purchased second hand.
 
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