Leonardo/Dürer : Renaissance master drawings on colored ground /
"At the center of this exhibition are master drawings by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) and Albrecht D|rer (1471-1528), Renaissance painting's two ingenious innovators south and north of the Alps. Leonardo frequently used paper prepared with colored grounds for his studies, and D|rer was si...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wien : München :
Albertina ; Hirmer,
[2025]
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| Summary: | "At the center of this exhibition are master drawings by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) and Albrecht D|rer (1471-1528), Renaissance painting's two ingenious innovators south and north of the Alps. Leonardo frequently used paper prepared with colored grounds for his studies, and D|rer was similarly fond of drawing his motifs upon a blue or blue-green ground...This exhibition, which presents some of the most beautiful drawings on colored grounds by Leonardo, D|rer, and numerous other artists, offers an opportunity to experience the development of this fascinating technique up to the conclusion of the High Renaissance." -- Host institution's exhibition press release, viewed July 16, 2025. |
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| Physical Description: | 399 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-397). |
| ISBN: | 9783777444680 3777444685 9783777445533 3777445533 |