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Here are 47 masterpieces of the art of portrait drawing, selected from the work of an elite group of artists who represent the great schools and traditions of Italy and northern Europe from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Among the artists are Andrea Mantegna, Filippino Lippi, Raphael, Dürer, Andrea del Sarto, Titian, Pontormo, Lucas van Leyden, Holbein, Rubens, Hals, Bernini, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Hyacinthe Rigaud, Watteau, and Ingres. In these striking, brilliantly realized portraits, art students will find a concise survey of the finest examples of portrait drawing — works of art whose deeply impressive effects were attained through great individuality of focus, style, and technical achievement. Art enthusiasts will savor the choice, far-ranging content of this exemplary collection, which combines in one inexpensive volume master drawings by so many great artists.
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Table of Contents
THE DOVER ART LIBRARY
Title Page
Publisher’s Note
Copyright Page
Filippino Lippi (ca. 1457–1504). Self-portrait (?). Tempera on roof tile.
Luca Signorelli (1441/50–1523). Head of an old man. Black chalk. 250 x 170 mm.
Luca Signorelli (1441/50–1504). Head of an old man. Black chalk. 236 x 156 mm.
Boccaccio Boccaccino (ca. 1467–1524/25). Portrait of a man. Red and black chalk on colored paper with some white heightening. 285 × 162 mm.
Vittore Carpaccio (ca. 1455×1526). Head of a bearded man. Brush and brown wash, some black chalk heightened with white, on blue paper. 265 × 186 mm.
Ghirlandaio (Domenico di Tommaso Bigordi; 1449–1494). Portrait of an elderly man. Silverpoint, heightened with white, on pink paper. 170 × 130 mm.
Andrea del Verrocchio (Andrea di Cione; 1435–1488). Bust of a child. Black chalk on white paper. 280 × 200 mm.
Titian (Tiziano Vecellio; ca. 1487–1576). Portrait of a woman. Black and white chalk on tinted paper. 415 × 270 mm.
Fra Bartolommeo (Baccio Della Porta; ca. 1472–1517). Head of a woman. Black chalk. 399 × 290 mm.
Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506). Head of a man. Black chalk with wash on paper. 392 × 280 mm.
Francesco di Alberto Bonsignori (1455–1519). Head of a man. Black chalk retouched with charcoal on brown paper. 360 x 262 mm.
Andrea del Sarto (1486–1530). Head of a young man. Red chalk. 330 x 260 mm.
Pordenone (Giovanni Antonio Regillo; 1483–1536). Portrait of a man in profile. Black chalk on cerulean paper. 430 x 320 mm.
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio; 1483–1520). Head of a youth. Black chalk, heightened with white, on bister-tinted paper. 211 × 187 mm.
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Table of contents
- THE DOVER ART LIBRARY
- Title Page
- Publisher’s Note
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents