The encounter : drawings from Leonardo to Rembrandt / Tarnya Cooper & Charlotte Bolland
2017, First Edition. London : National Portrait Gallery. Near fine paperback copy; edges and corners very slightly dulled. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #448352
ISBN: 1855147750
Physical description; 192 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm. Notes; Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery, London, July 13-October 22, 2017. Contents; Introduction -- Likeness, presence and the practice of Renaissance portrait drawing / Tarnya Cooper -- Collectors and the popularity of portrait drawings in Britain / Jeremy Wood -- Learning to draw and copying from the master -- Drawing from life -- Drawing in the studio: artists and assistants -- Drawing among friends: the Carracci studio -- Oil sketches: drawing in paint -- Drawing children -- Drawing the court: Hans Holbein the Younger -- Capturing likeness. Subjects; Portrait drawing, European. Drawing, Renaissance. Drawing, Baroque. National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain).
Price: €14.95