Leonardo Da Vinci Master Draftsman

Leonardo Da Vinci Master Draftsman
Author: Leonardo (da Vinci)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 802
Release: 2003
Genre: Drawing, Italian
ISBN: 1588390330

This handsome book offers a unified and fascinating portrait of Leonardo as draftsman, integrating his roles as artist, scientist, inventor, theorist, and teacher. 250 illustrations.

Drawings from the Age of Bruegel, Rubens, and Rembrandt

Drawings from the Age of Bruegel, Rubens, and Rembrandt
Author: William W. Robinson
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2016-08-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0300208049

This superb book presents 100 notable examples from the Harvard Art Museums’ distinguished collection of Dutch, Flemish, and Netherlandish drawings from the 16th to 18th century. Featuring such masters as Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens, and Rembrandt van Rijn, the volume showcases beautiful color illustrations accompanied by insightful commentary on prevalent styles and techniques. Genres that define this artistic period—landscape, scenes of everyday life, portraiture, and still life—are explored in detail. The book also presents the results of new conservation and technical study, including infrared analysis and scientific examinations of drawing materials. This revelatory new research has allowed previously illegible underdrawings and inscriptions in many of the artworks to surface for the first time, shedding light on longstanding mysteries of production and provenance.

Jacob Van Ruisdael

Jacob Van Ruisdael
Author: Seymour Slive
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 797
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0300089724

If you know the 26 letters of the alphabet and can count to 99 -- or are just learning -- you'll love Tana Hoban's brilliant creation. This innovative concept book is two books in one!