Just in case there are others on the forum wondering about Ateliers and the classical training of painters, I came across a great little book published by The American Society of Classical Realism,
"On the Training of Painters," by Richard Lack. A series of articles pulled from their
Journal of Classical Realism, it is a good overview of the philosopy and the specifics of the atelier system.
For more information, go to classicalrealism.com, and browse
publications. It is not available through general book distributors.
Administrator's note: This post has been cross-refereced to the books topic at http://forum.portraitartist.com/show...threadid=1439.