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This volume offers an impressive sampling of life drawings by 45 of the art world's greatest masters. From Albrecht Dürer's 15th-century brush-and-ink drawing of Female Nude, Seen from the Back and Modigliani's mixed media presentation of Caryatid to splendid drawings by Raphael, Rubens, van Dyck, Hogarth, Constable, Ingres, Gauguin, Matisse, and 35 other outstanding artists, these carefully selected plates display the varying styles and traditions of drawing the human figure over five centuries. Of great value to students and artists, this collection will be welcomed by museum-goers and lovers of fine art everywhere.
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Table of Contents
Title Page
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
Copyright Page
1 / PISANELLO (1395–1455)
Studies of the Nude and an Annunciation. Pen and ink on parchment. 22.3 x 16.7 cm.
2 / ANDREA MANTEGNA (1431–1506)
Mars, Venus(?) and Diana. Pen, brown ink and brown watercolor with touches of white and color. 36.4 x 31.7 cm.
3 / LUCA SIGNORELLI (1450–1523)
Hercules and Antaeus. Gray chalk. 28.3 x 16.3 cm.
4 / LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452–1519)
Leda and the Swan. Pen and brown ink and brown wash over black chalk. 16 x 13.9 cm.
5 / ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471–1528)
Female Nude, Seen from the Back, Holding a Staff and a Drapery. Brush and India ink. 32 x 21 cm.
6 / JAN GOSSAERT VAN MABUSE (ca. 1478–1533/36)
Adam and Eve. Black chalk. 62.8 x 47.7 cm.
7 / MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475–1564)
Studies for the Libyan Sibyl. Red chalk. 29 x 21.3 cm.
8 / RAPHAEL (1483–1520)
Leda and the Swan. Pen and ink over blind-stylus sketch. 30.8 x 19.2 cm.
9 / PORDENONE (1484–1539)
Figure of Time. Pen and brown ink and brown wash on faded blue paper, heightened with white. 27.5 x 42 cm.
10 / SEBASTIANO DEL PIOMBO (ca. 1485–1547)
Nude Woman Standing. Black chalk heightened with white on azure paper. 35.3 x 18.9 cm.
11 / AGNOLO BRONZINO (1503–1572)
Copy after Bandinelli’s Cleopatra. Black chalk on white paper. 38.5 x 21.5 cm.
12 / JOST AMMAN (1539–1591)
Standing Male Nude. Pen and ink. 26 x 17.5 cm.
13 / TINTORETTO (1518–...
Table of contents
- Title Page
- PUBLISHER’S NOTE
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents