Italian Renaissance Drawings /anglais - Couverture souple

Chapman, Hugo

 
9780714126692: Italian Renaissance Drawings /anglais
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0714126691 ISBN 13 : 9780714126692
Editeur : British Museum Press, 2010

Synopsis

A beautifully illustrated small book introducing the drawings of the Italian Renaissance and showing the enduring significance of the extraordinary development of drawing during the fifteenth century.

The Renaissance was a ground-breaking period in the history of drawing. Drawing became an art form in its own right rather than just being used in the preparation of other works of art. Prior to 1400 few drawings survive, and it is only in the fifteenth century that we can gain an understanding of how and why artists drew. The reasons for this are threefold: the growth in paper production meant it became more economical to draw; the demand by patrons for originality necessitated artists make more studies to explore new compositional ideas and poses; and finally a widening interest in collecting meant that drawings were preserved. Drawing was an integral part of how Renaissance artists were trained. Thanks to this education artists were able to express their ideas with extraordinary fluency on paper.

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A beautifully illustrated small book introducing the drawings of the Italian Renaissance and showing the enduring significance of the extraordinary development of drawing during the fifteenth century.

The Renaissance was a ground-breaking period in the history of drawing. Drawing became an art form in its own right rather than just being used in the preparation of other works of art. Prior to 1400 few drawings survive, and it is only in the fifteenth century that we can gain an understanding of how and why artists drew. The reasons for this are threefold: the growth in paper production meant it became more economical to draw; the demand by patrons for originality necessitated artists make more studies to explore new compositional ideas and poses; and finally a widening interest in collecting meant that drawings were preserved. Drawing was an integral part of how Renaissance artists were trained. Thanks to this education artists were able to express their ideas with extraordinary fluency on paper.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
British Museum Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0714126691
ISBN 13 
9780714126692
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
96
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Personne responsable
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