在19世纪和20世纪初,巴黎的艺术家们如果想物色一位合适的模特儿,往往要花去很多时间和精力。19世纪的作家休期·勒鲁说:“这种伤透脑筋的寻觅经常会持续几个星期甚至数月。”然而,对那些为画家和雕塑家们提供了成千上万个模特儿.并逐渐成熟了的体系却几乎没有文字记载,模特儿本身大多是隐姓埋名的;甚至连“模特儿”这个词在多数欧洲语言中也属于中性词。当然,也有一些模特儿成为 In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Parisian artists often spent a lot of time and energy trying to find a suitable model. The 19th century writer Hugo Leroux said: “This seemingly traumatic search often lasts for weeks or even months.” However, there are thousands of models for painters and sculptors. There are almost no written records of the systems that are gradually maturing. Most of the models themselves are anonymity; even the term “model” is a neutral term in most European languages. Of course, there are some models to become