Mannequin

Mannequin for artists is to the human body as a model for artistic creation or exercise of the object. Mannequins can be nude or non nude. Human body model of artistic creation, including: photography, painting, sculpture. Human body model is to assist artists to practice the necessary means to improve modeling capabilities.
The earliest models, from the historical data should be read in ancient Greece. As we all know, left a large number of ancient Greek sculpture and painting the character work. Mostly marble or bronze sculpture, and painting is painted decoration on the vase, so honored to be preserved. These art images, most of the gods in Greek mythology, but also on the ground of life, especially the athletes win gold medals race, there is a hero. Hero of Greek legend has its specific meaning, that is, the God of heaven and earth were born with future generations. These images have a suit, but also a considerable portion is naked. Create very accurate figures, Marx praised them beyond the reach of future generations model.
The reason why ancient Greek art has such a high achievement, has its specific objective conditions. For example, a mild Mediterranean climate, people with weak casual clothing; regular sailing, frequent wars, train people's indomitable will and the martial spirit, especially the Spartan eugenics, and military customs; extensively carry out religious activities and sports, in particular, young people, the culture of sports and naked slave democratic society relatively free environment, etc - that their understanding of the ancient Greeks, reproduce itself provides an ideal prerequisite. The soldiers, naked athletes, especially athletes, is in itself a very good models. In this environment, the concept of the artist and long-term experience, try to figure out, experience, describe, produce good works is very natural.
Environmental conditions are suitable, the real model also in this era was born. According to the account of the literature shows that sporadic, appeared in the 4th century BC, a famous model Fu Linie. Athens, she was the most beautiful woman in history, popular with many anecdotes about her, then Yi, most notably the story of this court: the Legend in the general case, this beauty is not naked body in the public baths, and she only festival of Poseidon in the ritual, by the name of baptism, jumped naked out from the sea, facing the sacred land of the people. However, she was therefore to blasphemy by the court summons. Dramatic, in the trial, the defense division the accused opened the clothes in full view of the exposed body, and the presence of 501 members of the public against members of the jury wrote: Does this make you beautiful breasts disappear ? Finally, the Court finally held that the defendant not guilty. 19th century French artist Jerome also painted this painting as a theme, "court Fu Linie."
Screen, Fu Linie prominent position at the center to arm covering her face showing the moment just been opened clothes. Fu Linie the whole body red blue in the defense division of the contrast is especially under the bright, dark background and the middle part of the deal with the heroine suddenly seen. She was extremely white, feminine, perfect. Her momentum is a typical Greek style, a slight twist of the body, the rhythm of the curve is more abundant. As exposed in public, her movement so that the cover subconscious feelings of the sublimation. Fu Linie expression of delicate and charming and a bit shy, is particularly charming and moving. Standing posture and defense division looked very serious, firm, noble and non-desecrated the United States will have in his posture, facial expressions can be manifested. The mercy of the public judge, comprehend, or greed, glassy eyes, and firm manner, or stricken face, it shows in the United States before the various phases of life and the complexity and contradictions of human nature. At the same time period also reflects the Greek advocates of "beauty" theme - the purity of the United States, the United States as well as the sacred power of the United States can not be beat.