Raphael: The Drawings
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (633 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 191080715X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Catherine Whistler is the Keeper of Western Art at the Ashmolean Museum, and is a leading expert on Old Master Drawings.
The Oxford exhibition will present drawings that span Raphael's entire career, encompassing many of his major projects and exploring his visual language from inventive ideas to full compositions. It will take Raphael's art of drawing as its focus, with the concept of eloquence as its underlying structure. This book will accompany a 'once in a generation' show, the like of which has not been seen for over thirty yearsThe Ashmolean Museum and the Albertina are collaborating on a two-part exhibition project that will examine anew the role and the significance of drawing in Raphael's career. Moreover, Raphael treated the expressive figure of the orator - poet, philosopher, muse, apostle, saint or sibyl - in fascinating and significant ways throughout his life.This selection of drawings demonstrates how Raphael created a specific mode of visual invention and persuasive communication through drawing. Yet Raphael's drawings also reveal how the process of drawing in itself, with its gestural rhythms and spontaneity, can be a form of thought, generating new ideas. The Ashmolean holds the greatest collection of Raphael drawings in the world, and the Albertina is the custodian of a major collection including some of the most beautiful and important of the artist's sketches. Taken
. About the Author Catherine Whistler is the Keeper of Western Art at the Ashmolean Museum, and is a leading expert on Old Master Drawings
Best purchase of 2017 I am really sorry I do not live in London only for having missed the exhibit. However I am thankful to have received this catalogue for the show. The reproductions are wonderful and the text is very scholarly. Raffaello is one of the greatest draughts men that will ever have lived on this earth. Ask Ingres! My best purchase of 2017 and believe me, I am an Amazon junkie for books and music.