Hypnos
A 1926 Berlin photographic study by art historian Hans Schrader, published by W. de Gruyter, examining ancient Greek and Roman sculptures of Hypnos, the god of sleep, for scholars of classical art. Its plates show a marble figure from several angles, a close view of a carved head, and paired profile and three-quarter views of bust heads. A designer could take from them the soft, tonal photography of pale stone against grey backgrounds, with curling hair and relaxed, drooping features as a study in calm.
