150 Masterpieces of Drawing (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) By Anthony Toney

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This collection never before published in the United States presents art from the early fifteenth to the end of the eighteenth centuries Selected with great care and impeccable taste by a highly respected artist and teacher these drawings are the finest efforts of great masters of Western art a rich and glowing collection that will be treasured by every art lover. EBook 150 Masterpieces of drawing apps The artists whose work is represented include world famous greats of the Italian Renaissance Flemish masters members of the Dutch and French schools and British artists In addition to the expected well known drawings by Rembrandt Michelangelo Leonardo da Vinci Brueghel Rubens Fragonard D rer Raphael and others of their standing there are scores of brilliant efforts by lesser known Francesco Francia Mabuse Huber Breu Urs Graf van Goyen Wouwerman Antoine Pesne Natoire Basaiti and many others And instead of only pen or pencil drawings the collection includes a wide variety of chalk bistre sepia watercolor crayon charcoal silverpoint and pastel. Book 150 masterpieces of drawing pdf But regardless of the medium used each of the drawings is superbly reproduced Lines are clear and sharp and shaded areas are rich in contrasts As often as possible the drawings are presented in full size so that they are as close to the originals as they can be Arranged chronologically by artist the 150 plates are all described the artist noted and his dates given and the technique used in each case stated in a detailed list of the plates 150 Masterpieces of Drawing Dover Fine Art History of Art 150 93 Paperback The title is misleading Most of the drawings are rough sketches or studies for other works Maybe 1 3 look like completed works Those that do are cool but overall I was disappointed by Toney s selections. Book 150 masterpieces of drawing pdf Rembrandt does not make all their first drafts masterpieces The book just wasn t what I expected from its title Paperback I love this book My life drawing instructor used to select pages from this book when discussing the masters As an artist I frequently refer to this book for inspiration and never tire of it Paperback A good collection Paperback A good collection I won t pretend to understand all the selections made but that s the way with art Paperback