Daedalian Figures from Bronzes

W. Walton after John Flaxman

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of three small bronze sculptures from the Dædaleon School. The drawing features three distinct figures set against a neutral background, rendered in monochrome. The first figure on the left stands in a frontal pose, its arms by its sides with a simple, archaic smile. The central figure holds what appears to be an axe or hammer in one hand. The figure on the right is depicted with a full lion-skin draped over its shoulders and across its body, positioned in an assertive stance with an arm raised. The attention to detail in the figures' anatomy reflects the archaic style often associated with early Greek art.