Screen LibraryAndrea del Sarto : the Renaissance workshop in action /
"The great Renaissance artist Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) rivals Leonardo da Vinci as one of history's most accomplished draftsmen. Moving beyond the graceful elegance of his contemporaries, such as Raphael and Fra Bartolommeo, he brought unprecedented realism to his drawings through the...
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The J. Paul Getty Museum,
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| Publisher Address: | Los Angeles : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"The great Renaissance artist Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) rivals Leonardo da Vinci as one of history's most accomplished draftsmen. Moving beyond the graceful elegance of his contemporaries, such as Raphael and Fra Bartolommeo, he brought unprecedented realism to his drawings through the rough and rustic use of chalk in his powerfully rendered life and compositional studies. With an immediacy few other Renaissance artists possess, del Sarto's work has proven to be inspirational and compelling to later audiences, with admirers such as Degas and Redon. This lavishly illustrated book reveals d |
| Item Description: | "This publication is issued on the occasion of the exhibition Andrea del Sarto: The Renaissance Workshop in Action, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from June 23 to September 13, 2015 and from October 7, 2015 to January 10, 2016 at the Frick Collection, New York"--Colophon. |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 222 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-217) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781606064382 160606438X |
| Index Number: | ND623 |
| CLC: | J154.61-28 |
| Call Number: | J154.61-28/A556 |
| Contents: |
Invention and composition -- A perfectionist revealed: the resourceful methods of Andrea del Sarto / Drawings by Andrea del Sarto after ancient and modern sources / The red-chalk drawings of Andrea del Sarto: linear form and luminous naturalism / Andrea del Sarto, draftsman painter -- Portraits / Planning on paper / Rendering reality / Fiorentinità in Andrea Del Sarto's life and death -- The shortcom |