Botticelli Drawings by Furio Rinaldi & Cecilia Frosinini & Lorenza Melli & Johnathan K Nelson

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A landmark publication on the drawings of one of the giants of the Italian Renaissance
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Sandro Botticelli (ca. 1445“1510) is one of the most beloved artists of the Italian Renaissance, especially known for his paintings La Primavera and The Birth of Venus. A lesser-known aspect of his career is his work as a draftsman. His drawings are extraordinary, yet their rarity and unconventional style have kept them from being more widely recognized.
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Botticelli Drawings is the first major book to examine this aspect of Botticelli™s work. It considers the foundational role that drawings played in Botticelli™s oeuvre in terms of his aesthetic, practice, and process”from his earliest recorded drawings made under the master Fra Filippo Lippi to the experimental and expressive designs for his final paintings.

ISBN: 9780300272031
Author(s): Furio Rinaldi & Cecilia Frosinini & Lorenza Melli & Johnathan K Nelson