Sixteenth-Century Italian Drawings in New York Collections
Author | : William Griswold |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1994-09-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 0300086679 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780300086676 |
Rating | : 4/5 (676 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sixteenth-Century Italian Drawings in New York Collections written by William Griswold and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1994-09-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing exclusively on examples from the 16th century, the great age of Italian drawing, this stunning volume, published to accompany an early-1994 exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, includes 124 prized works from The Metropolitan, the Pierpont Morgan Library, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, and some 20 private collections in New York. The catalogue is organized by school and, within each section, chronologically by artist. Each drawing is illustrated and presented with a discussion that places it in the context of the artist's career and explores the purpose for which it was made. Paper edition (unseen), $35. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR