Mannequin
A jointed doll , also known as a jointed doll , is a highly abstracted model of a human body in the shape of a small to life-size doll made of wood or other material with movable limbs .
term
The French word mannequin is also used in English and previously generally referred to a jointed doll; today it stands for a mannequin in particular , while the German term "mannequin" means a model .
function
Jointed dolls were and are used as children's toys, tailoring utensils, dummies, museum dolls and for proportion and movement studies in the fine arts. The mannequin is a special form of a life-size movable doll. A jointed puppet held by threads from above is a marionette . Movable skeletons hung for display purposes are used for scientific purposes.
history
Jointed dolls have been known since ancient times , where they were probably clothed and served as movable children's toys, as marionettes and very probably also as cult objects. They are rare in the Middle Ages. According to Giorgio Vasari, the first use in the Renaissance was possibly by Fra Bartolomeo ; however, there are also mentions in the Trattato dell'architettura by Antonio Filarete around 1460. Well-known articulated doll studies also come from Albrecht Dürer .
See also
literature
- Mannequin. In: Kurt Fassmann (Hrsg.): Subject dictionary of world painting. Volume VI of Kindler's Malereilexikon. Kindler Verlag, Zurich 1964–1971.
- Sebastian Gradinger: The job of the photo model. The body as a communication tool. VDM Verlag, 2008 (The historical origins of the jointed doll)
- Lexicon of Art and Artists. Gustav Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1968
- Markus Rath: The jointed doll. Cult Art Concept. De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2016, ISBN 978-3110457100
- Esther P. Wipfler: jointed doll . In: RDK Labor, 2014.
