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Old Master Portrait Drawings

by James Spero
RM124.95 MYR RM113.89 MYR 9% off
Old Master Portrait Drawings
Old Master Portrait Drawings

Masterful collection, spanning centuries of portrait art.

If you appreciate the transformation and depth of portrait art through the ages, "Old Master Portrait Drawings" offers a visual feast. Delve into the evolution of style and technique as you explore 47 exquisite pieces that provide a window into the great schools and traditions from Italy to northern Europe. It's like a personal museum tour highlighting the ingenuity of artists from the Renaissance to the Romantic era.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Old Master Portrait Drawings

by James Spero
RM124.95 MYR RM113.89 MYR 9% off
ISBN: 9780486263649
Authors: James Spero
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date of Publication: 1990-07-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Art
Related Topics: Art Books Monographs, Drawing, Art History, Historical, European History, Biography Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.11
(rated by 18 readers)

Description

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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Masterful collection, spanning centuries of portrait art.

If you appreciate the transformation and depth of portrait art through the ages, "Old Master Portrait Drawings" offers a visual feast. Delve into the evolution of style and technique as you explore 47 exquisite pieces that provide a window into the great schools and traditions from Italy to northern Europe. It's like a personal museum tour highlighting the ingenuity of artists from the Renaissance to the Romantic era.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.