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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Main Authors: Gnann, Achim (Author, Editor), Metzger, Christof (Author, Editor)
Other Authors: Gleis, Ralph (Editor, writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: 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.
Physical Description:399 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-397).
ISBN:9783777444680
3777444685
9783777445533
3777445533