
Fra Angelico to Leonardo: Italian Renaissance Drawings
Hugo Chapman(Author)
British Museum Press
Published on 8. March 2010
Book
Hardback
344 pages
978-0-7141-2668-5 (ISBN)
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Description
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
330 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 300 mm
Width: 261 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
2220 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7141-2668-5 (9780714126685)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions

Book
03/2010
British Museum Press
€57.20
Article is exhausted; no reprint