Synopses & Reviews
This landmark volume is a comprehensive survey of the portrait drawings, paintings, and prints of Anthony van Dyck (1599andndash;1641), one of the most celebrated practitioners of the genre. His supremely elegant style and ability to capture a subjectandrsquo;s inner life made him a favored portraitist among high-ranking figures and royalty across Europe.
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Showcasing the full range of Van Dyckandrsquo;s fascinating international career with more than 100 works, this catalogue celebrates the artistandrsquo;s versatility, inventiveness, and unique approach to portraiture. Works include preparatory drawings and oil sketches that shed light on Van Dyckandrsquo;s working process, prints that allowed his work to reach a wider audience, and grand painted portraits. Some of the masterpieces are drawn from the exceptional holdings of The Frick Collection, while other works are published here for the first time. Also included are drawings by some of Van Dyckandrsquo;s contemporariesandmdash;including his teacher Peter Paul Rubensandmdash;that illuminate the lineage of his working method. With insightful contributions by international scholars, this unparalleled study of Van Dyck offers a compelling case for the distinctiveness and importance of the artistandrsquo;s work.
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"This distinguished Swiss collection ranges from the Renaissance to 1900 and represents a diversity of artistic schools in Italy, France, Great Britain, and northern Europe."and#8212;Antiques
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". . . a catalog that both documents the items on display and creates a resource for future study, and, as such, it belongs in every art library, large academic and public collections, and any institution that has a drawings collection. Highly recommended." and#8212; Library Journal
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This catalogue of 100 drawings demonstrates the variety, depth, and quality of the Metropolitan Museumandrsquo;s collection of artists active in Germany and central Europe during the long Renaissanceandhellip;Highly recommended.andrdquo;
Synopsis
The first major examination of Anthony van Dyck s work as a portraitist and an essential resource on this aspect of his illustrious career
This landmark volume is a comprehensive survey of the portrait drawings, paintings, and prints of Anthony van Dyck (1599 1641), one of the most celebrated portraitists of all time. His supremely elegant style and ability to convey a sense of a sitter s inner life made him a favored portraitist among high-ranking figures and royalty across Europe, as well as among his fellow artists and art enthusiasts.
Showcasing the full range of Van Dyck s fascinating international career with more than 100 works, this catalogue celebrates the artist s versatility, inventiveness, and influential approach to portraiture. Works include preparatory drawings and oil sketches that shed light on Van Dyck s working process, prints that allowed his work to reach a wider audience, and grand painted portraits. Some of the masterpieces are drawn from the exceptional holdings of The Frick Collection, while other works are presented here for the first time. Also included are drawings by some of Van Dyck s contemporaries including his teacher Peter Paul Rubens that illuminate the lineage of his working method. With insightful contributions by a team of international scholars, this unparalleled study of Van Dyck offers a compelling case for the distinctiveness and importance of the artist s work.
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This handsome book presents highlights from one of Americaand#8217;s preeminent private collections of Old Master drawings, assembled over the past fifteen years by Julie and David Tobey. Ranging in date from the 16th through the 18th century, some 70 drawingsand#8212;many previously unpublishedand#8212;are featured, including works by brilliant draftsmen such as Correggio, Parmigianino, Giulio Romano, Bernini, Poussin, Guercino, Ribera, Canaletto, and Tiepolo. Impressive inand#160;their variety of subjects, the drawings include figure studies, historical and mythological narratives, landscapes, vedute, botanical drawings, motifs copied from or inspired by classical antiquity, and designs for painted compositions. All the works are illustrated in color and accompanied by numerous comparative illustrations; brief biographies of each artist are also included.
Synopsis
This handsome catalogue features approximately 120 drawings dating from the late 15th to the early 20th century and comprises excellent examples of European draftsmanship over the past 500 years. Featured works includeand#160;an exquisite study by Raphael,and#160;Domenichinoand#8217;s masterfully composed Study for Saint Andrew Being Led to Martyrdom, views of Venice by Canaletto, landscapes by Claude Lorrain, beautiful studies by Jean-Antoine Watteau, pastel portraits by Jean-Simand#233;on Chardin, lovely red chalk studies by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, and varied subjects by Thand#233;odore Gericault. Drawings by Parmigianino, Rembrandt, Goya, Ingres, Delacroix, Degas, Van Gogh, Cand#233;zanne, and Redon are additional highlights of this collection.
The book includes an interview by George Goldner with Jean Bonna, the collector of this exceptional group of works, andand#160;an entryand#160;for each drawing.
Synopsis
Dand#252;rer and Beyond presents a selection of 100 works from the Metropolitan Museum's outstanding collection of German, Swiss, Austrian, and Bohemian drawings. Featured are numerous drawings by Albrecht Dand#252;rer, including his celebrated study sheet with a self-portrait. In addition to drawings by major artists such as Martin Schongauer, Albrecht Altdorfer, Urs Graf, Hans Holbein the Younger, Friedrich Sustris, and Wenceslaus Hollar, the selection also highlights work by lesser known but equally superb draftsmen from the 14th to the end of the 17th century. Richly illustrated and fully documented with artist biographies, comparative illustrations, and enlightening commentary on the variety, quality, and purpose of the featured drawings, this book makes a significant scholarly contribution to a field that has not been widely explored.
Synopsis
The first major examination of Anthony van Dyckandrsquo;s work as a portraitist and an essential resource on this aspect of his illustrious career
Synopsis
Lavishly illustrated and impressive in scope, this unparalleled study of Anthony van Dyck offers a compelling case for the distinctiveness and importance of the artistandrsquo;s work.
About the Author
Stijn Alsteens is curator in the department of drawings and prints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Adam Eaker is guest curator and former Anne L. Poulet Fellow at The Frick Collection. An Van Camp is assistant keeper of Northern European art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, and former assistant keeper of Dutch and Flemish drawings and printsand#160;before 1880 at the British Museum.and#160;and#160;Xavier F. Salomon is Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator at The Frick Collection. Bert Watteeuw is curator of research collections at the Rubenianum, Antwerp.