Question

A sculpture of the First United States President by Jean Antoine Houdon. The president has his hand on a jacket over a Roman column and a cane in the other.

What did Houdon use as a prototype for the sculpture above?
a.
classical gods
b.
classical Biblical figures
c.
classical athletes
d.
all of the above



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


A
B
C
D

Answer 1

C

Houdon and other Neoclassical sculptors used the poses and idealized anatomy of classical athletes (Greek/Roman statues) as prototypes for heroic portraits like his statue of Washington.