An Italian Journey
An Italian Journey

Author: Anne Desmet

Publisher: Royal Academy Editions

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781910350546

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This delightful jewel-like book evokes unmistakably Italian landscapes and cityscapes. Anne Desmet's pen commits every detail to paper, and the small-scale format emphasises her distinctive flair for capturing the relationship between extreme foreground and distance. This is a unique opportunity to explore Italy, from the Apennines to the Veneto, through the eyes of a meticulous and precise artist. AUTHOR: Anne Desmet RA specialises in wood engravings, linocuts and mixed-media collages. She has received over thirty international awards, and her work is included in museum collections and publications worldwide. She was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in May 2011. For fifteen years she was editor of Printmaking Today magazine, and has published three printmaking books. She lives and works in London. SELLING POINTS: * Desmet's beautifully packaged book is packed, cover to cover, with a seductive grand tour of Italian cityscapes and landscapes * Colourful and atmospheric sketches in pen, wash and watercolour grant a unique insight into the perspectives and preoccupations of the artist roaming abroad * Transports the viewer from Rome and Venice to the landscapes of Sicily and Umbria 60 colour

Art and Anatomy in Renaissance Italy
Art and Anatomy in Renaissance Italy

Author: Domenico Laurenza

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1588394565

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Known as the "century of anatomy," the 16th century in Italy saw an explosion of studies and treatises on the discipline. Medical science advanced at an unprecedented rate, and physicians published on anatomy as never before. Simultaneously, many of the period's most prominent artists--including Leonardo and Michelangelo in Florence, Raphael in Rome, and Rubens working in Italy--turned to the study of anatomy to inform their own drawings and sculptures, some by working directly with anatomists and helping to illustrate their discoveries. The result was a rich corpus of art objects detailing the workings of the human body with an accuracy never before attained. "Art and Anatomy in Renaissance Italy "examines this crossroads between art and science, showing how the attempt to depict bone structure, musculature, and our inner workings--both in drawings and in three dimensions--constituted an important step forward in how the body was represented in art. While already remarkable at the time of their original publication, the anatomical drawings by 16th-century masters have even foreshadowed developments in anatomic studies in modern times.

Drawing in Early Renaissance Italy
Drawing in Early Renaissance Italy

Author: Francis Ames-Lewis

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 14

ISBN-13: 9780300079814

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Through the works of the major fifteenth-century draughtsmen - Pisanello, Jacopo Bellini, Pollaiuolo, Ghirlandaio, Carpaccio and Leonardo da Vinci - Francis Ames-Lewis then explores new types of drawing evolved during the century: the free sketch contrasting with the frozen control of the model-book, the exploratory study of the nude, the preparatory compositional sketch and the cartoon.

Florence Sketchbook
Florence Sketchbook

Author: Fabrice Moireau

Publisher: Didier Millet,Csi

Published: 2016-10-27

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9789814610216

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Florence − capital of Tuscany, birthplace of the Renaissance and a UNESCO Word Heritage Site − is shown in this book through the depictions of its architectural wealth, iconic monuments and its less well-known areas. From churches to museums, gardens to palaces, and small squares to twisting narrow streets, Fabrice Moireau has created a vivid portrait of the city where the Medicis, Leonardo da Vinci and Dante Alighieri once lived. The artist's palette reveals the grandeur of the history of Florence, as well as its charms and atmosphere.

Drawn to Italian Drawings
Drawn to Italian Drawings

Author: Nicholas Turner

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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Published to accompany an exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, from October 28, 2008 to January 18, 2009.

An Italian Journey
An Italian Journey

Author: Linda Wolk-Simon

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1588393798

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Published in conjunction with an exhibition on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 12-Aug 15, 2010.

Frame Work
Frame Work

Author: Alison Wright

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2019-01-01

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0300238843

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Frame Work explores how framing devices in the art of Renaissance Italy respond, and appeal, to viewers in their social, religious, and political context.

Fra Angelico to Leonardo
Fra Angelico to Leonardo

Author: Hugo Chapman

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13:

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This sumptuously illustrated catalogue charts the history of drawing in Italy from 1400, just prior to the emergence in Florence of the classically inspired naturalism of the Renaissance style, to around 1510 when Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian were on the verge of taking the innovations of earlier masters, such as Leonardo and Pollaiuolo, in a new direction. The book highlights the key role played by drawing in artistic teaching and in how artists studied the human body and the natural world. Aspects of regional difference, the development of new drawing techniques and classes of graphic work, such as finished presentation pieces to impress patrons, are also explored. An extended introduction focusing on how and why artists made drawings, with a special emphasis on the pivotal role of Leonardo, is richly illustrated with examples from the two collections that elucidate the technique and function of the works. This is followed by catalogue entries for just over 100 drawings where discussion of their function and significance is supported by comparative illustrations of related works, such as paintings.