During the fifteenth century drawing developed from a subsidiary role in the production of finished paintings to an art form in its own right. In this beautiful book, Francis Ames-Lewis examines the works of the major draughtsmen of the century -- Pisanello, Jacopo Bellini, Pollaiuolo, Ghirlandaio, Carpaccio, and Leonardo -- in order to discuss the new types of drawing that evolved.
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Francis Ames-Lewis is lecturer in the history of art at Birkbeck College, University of London.
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Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Color, B/w Illustrations (illustrator). Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # GRP63136178
Seller: Brit Books, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. Color, B/w Illustrations (illustrator). This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN:0300025513. Seller Inventory # 9782657
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Seller: Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. Color, B/w Illustrations (illustrator). 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/VG+. 196pp, 24pp colour plates, 8 colour & 182 b/w illustrations, index, dustjacket a little yellowed, otherwise a fine copy. A study of the development in the 1500s of the drawing as a work of art in its own right. Covers the work of Pisanello, Bellini, Carpaccio, da Vinci etc. 1050 grams. Seller Inventory # 63122
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Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Color, B/w Illustrations (illustrator). 1st Edition. VG cloth in a frayed DJ. xi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. Contents: Some general considerations: written sources ; The status of drawing in the Fifteenth Century ; Survival of drawings. The problem. Regional differences. Collecting ; The origins of drawing ; Drawing in workshop training ; Drawing in artistic exploration - Drawing surfaces: Parchment and another small-scale surfaces. Paper. Sinopie and cartoons - Techniques: Silverpoint drawing. Drawing with pen and ink. Chalk Drawing. Brush Drawing - Model-books and sketch-books: The model-book and its functions ; Pisanello, the transition from model-book to sketch-book ; Drawing-books in early Quattrocento Tuscany ; From sketch-book to Portfolio pattern d - Figure drawing: Study of the nude in Florence ; Sculptural drawing ; Figure drawing outside Florence ; Figure groups - Compositional drawings: Compositional drawings in drawing-books ; Contract drawings ; Compositional sketching ; The evolution of a pictorial design. North Italy. Domenico Ghirlandino. Leonardo da Vinci. Epilogue: The Quattrocento legacy. Seller Inventory # 21jbew06
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