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Here's a link to one of my favorite artists. Bosch lived in the 1400's in Northern Europe and combined biblical narratives with traditional folk stories. Along with studies for his paintings, you'll find in his sketch books entire pages dedicated to people with disabilities and disfigurements; to witches; or, to monsters.
http://www.allpaintings.org/v/northern+renaissance/hieronymus+bosch/hieronymus+bosch+drawings/
Here is a link to his paintings:
http://www.hieronymus-bosch.org/artist-page-.html
Beyond the obvious subject matter, Bosch's style of cartooning and emphasis on posing the figure is wonderful to see. His line isn't really loose and gestural, yet he successfully captures so many different situations for his characters - pulling and lifting things, hobbling about in all sorts of manners, group poses. It's a great combination of pulling from one's imagination, in addition to seeing the world around you.
