Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1096
Book Description
The Publisher
Author: The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record
Author: The Book Monthly
Author: Standard Books
Author: Charles Frederick TweneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
British Books
Author: The Art of Parmigianino
Author: David FranklinPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300103571
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The beauty and range of the work of the sixteenth-century artist Parmigianino as painter, draughtsman, and printmaker make him one of the most remarkable figures of the Italian Renaissance. He was an artist who seemed to discover his style without any effort, and his art was universally recognized as being graceful, or full of grace. In his day, "grace" was understood to be a spiritual endowment, conferring qualities that could not be taught. It was one of the preconditions of natural genius, so highly valued among Renaissance artists. But nothing as effortlessly elegant as Parmigianino's drawings and paintings could have been achieved without effort. It is through a close study of the drawings, in particular, that one is able to discern the sources of Parmigianino's style and the creative struggles he endured. This illustrated study offers a comprehensive reassessment of his work as a draughtsman. More than eighty works on paper, selected from collections around the world, are discussed in detail. Among Renaissance artists, Parmigianino was perhaps more conscious than any of the potential of the graphic arts to convey, and indeed broadcast, complex ideas. He explored this potential himself, not only by means of his numerous drawings but also through the etchings he produced on his own (effectively introducing this print medium into Italian art) and through the engravings and chiaroscuro woodcuts that were made after his designs. In these media, his influence travelled farther and wider than it could have through his paintings alone. This book coinciding with the quincentenary of the artist's birth in Parma in 1503, accompanies an exhibition presented at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, from October 3, 2003 to January 4, 2004, and at The Frick Collection, New York, from January 27 to April 18, 2004.
The Book Monthly
Author: James MilnePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 986
Book Description
Author: Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385437059
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Catalogue of the Eastlake Library in the National Gallery
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382193183
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Sixteenth-century Italian Drawings in New York Collections
Author: William GriswoldPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870996886
Category : Drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Focusing exclusively on examples from the 16th century, the great age of Italian drawing, this stunning volume, published to accompany an early-1994 exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, includes 124 prized works from The Metropolitan, the Pierpont Morgan Library, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, and some 20 private collections in New York. The catalogue is organized by school and, within each section, chronologically by artist. Each drawing is illustrated and presented with a discussion that places it in the context of the artist's career and explores the purpose for which it was made. Paper edition (unseen), $35. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR