Drawing in Venice: Titian to Canaletto
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (567 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1854442996 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great Catalog for an Even Greater Exhibition I was living in London when this show was on and we took a day trip to Oxford to visit the Ashmolean and see it. WHAT A SHOW sweeping and thoroughly encompassing, it's both a who's who of Venetian artistry and a tour de force of their draftsmanship. The Venetians, of course, are famous for their colors and not for their drawings (it's the Florentines we most often associate with consummate Italian drawings) but here we . Kenneth Hughes said An Excellent Collection of Venetian Drawings. When we think of Italian Renaissance drawing, our thoughts usually go first to Florence, the city of “disegno,” to the great Florentine draughtsmen like Michelangelo and Leonardo, and especially to the early years of the cinquecento, when those two giants were in direct and open competition on various projects, the most important and public of which were their commissions for decorating the new Great Council. Richard J. Collins said A beautiful selection of drawings. A beautiful selection of drawings. I have not yet had an opportunity to read the entire catalogue, but what I have read is wonderful scholarship presenting a selection of works which is an excellent 'on the shelf' reference work. Catherine Whistler has done an excellent job.
About the AuthorDr. Her previous publications include,Michelangelo and Raphael Drawings (1990), Drawings by the Carracci from British Collections (joint author, 1996), Opulence and Devotion: Brazilian Baroque Art (2001), and Graceful and True: Drawings in Florence c.1600 (joint author, 2003).. Catherine Whistler is Keeper of the Western Art Department at the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Dr. Her previous publications include,Michelangelo and Raphael Drawings (1990), Drawings by the Carracci from British Collections (joint author, 1996), Opulence and Devotion: Brazilian Baroque Art (2001), and Graceful and True: Drawings in Florence c.1600 (joint author, 2003).. Catherine Whistler is Keeper of the We
Featuring one hundred drawings from the Uffizi, the Ashmolean, and Christ Church, Oxford. Drawing in Venice is a ground-breaking catalogue based on new researchIncludes new research and stunning imagesPublished to accompany an exhibition in October 2015 at the Ashmolean Museum, which then closes on 10 January 2016 before moving to the Uffizi in FlorenceFeaturing over a hundred drawings from the outstanding collections of graphic art at the Uffizi, Florence, and the As