Greek and Roman Architecture in Classic Drawings by H. d Espouy (...
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Perhaps the finest record of classical architecture ever made. Detailed illustrations offer unparall...
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The Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris was a famous training ground in the classical arts, and the renderings of its architects sent to study in Rome are perhaps the finest record of the details of classical architecture ever made. In training their eyes in the use of proportion and the distribution of light and shade, these students achieved images with three-dimensionality and effects of scale that capture details more effectively than any photograph. Hector d'Espouy (1854-1929), a teacher at the Ecole and a leading muralist of his day, collected these drawings (including some of his own) in several large...