Synopses & Reviews
Painter and printmaker Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609and#150;64) was one of the most technically superb and innovative artists of the Italian Baroque. Although he is best known for his evocative etchings that reveal a mastery of light to rival that of Rembrandt and Van Dyck, he also redefined the drawing and printmaking genres through the introduction of his monotyping technique and was among the first to conceive of the oil sketch as a finished work. Sadly, Castiglioneand#8217;s prolific artistic output has been largely overshadowed by his turbulent character and troubled private life. and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;
With this lavishly illustrated biography, leading Castiglione scholar Timothy J. Standring and curator Martin Clayton and seek to restore to prominence this forgotten master of the Italian Baroque. Drawing on extensive new research into court records and other documents of the time, Standring and Clayton have reconstructed the artistand#8217;s life, from his arrest for murder that led to the estrangement of his contemporaries and the loss of valuable patrons to his eventual decision to flee the region. The story of Castiglioneand#8217;s life and important new discoveries about his art are presented here alongside one hundred brilliant reproductions of his oil sketches. and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;
Published to accompany a major exhibition that will debut at the Queenand#8217;s Gallery, London, and travel to the Denver Art Museum in May 2015, Castiglione: Lost Genius is the first new publication on Castiglione in decades, and it is sure to bring his first-rate work and fascinating life to the forefront.
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Praise for the exhibition and#8220;Although Castiglione is a big name in seventeenth-century Italian art, even fans of the period might have trouble associating him with a particular artwork. One of the most technically accomplished draftsmen of the Baroque period, he has unaccountably fallen from recognition in the modern era. But this exhibition, provocatively subtitled and#8216;Lost Geniusand#8217; seeks to correct that oversight. . . . Taken together, the works in this splendidly conceived exhibition demonstrate that Castiglione was a major figure in art history.and#8221;
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The name Leonardo da Vinci likely conjures images of the
Mona Lisa or
The Last Supper, but one of his greatest legacies are his anatomical drawings, which were astoundingly accurate for his time. . . . The drawings are accompanied by fascinating texts from experts on how Leonardo pioneered the art of medical illustration, including the wonderfully grotesque tales of what it took to learn such anatomical detail. . . . Itand#8217;s a fun art history class.
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One of the greatest stories in the history of science.
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"Leonardo da Vinci was renowned as an artist at the time of his death, but 400 years passed before his brilliance as a scientist was widely understood. In his final years, he dissected about 30 human cadavers, producing some of the finest anatomical studies ever made, according to Martin Clayton and Ron Philo. From time to time, exhibits of da Vinci's drawings have been mounted, but this book, containing 90 anatomical studies, is the largest published collection to date."
Synopsis
Leonardo da Vinci was a pioneer in the study of the human body. Intent on exploring and explaining every aspect of anatomy and physiology, he performed over thirty dissections of humancadavers and many more of animals. He is also among the greatest draftsmen ever to have lived, and his studies of skeletons, musculature, and other visible structures remain to this day largely unsurpassed in their lucidity.In addition to his anatomical drawings, Leonardo meticulously recorded his many findings on the pages of his notebooks with the hope of one day publishing a treatise on anatomy. Among the more than one thousand pages of these notebooks were a number of important discoveries that, had they been published, would have transformed Western understanding of biological sciences. But despite admiration by the likes of Benvenuto Cellini, Giorgio Vasari, and Albrecht Danduuml;rerandmdash;who made a number of drawings from Leonardoandrsquo;s anatomical studiesandmdash;the work was never completed and the drawings remained largely unpublished and little known until around 1900.and#160;Since the seventeenth century, the Royal Library at Windsor Castle has housed the worldandrsquo;s most significant collection of Leonardoandrsquo;s surviving anatomical studies. Generously illustrated throughout, this volume presents ninety of the finest of these astonishing documentsandmdash;the largest publication of Leonardoandrsquo;s anatomical drawings to dateandmdash;accompanied by an informative discussion of their anatomical content and theirand#160;significance in Leonardoandrsquo;s pioneering work.
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An essential new look at the diverse work and artistic methods of beloved American realist painters Andrew and Jamie Wyeth
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Beautifully illustrated with more than 200 works in a variety of media, this book offers an essential new look at the diverse work and shared studio practices of American realist artists Andrew and Jamie Wyeth.
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Father and son artists Andrew Wyeth (1917andndash;2009) and Jamie Wyeth (b. 1946) are among the most celebrated American realist painters of the 20th century. Despite their similar habits of mind, studio practice, and rural Pennsylvania upbringing, the two artists produced strikingly different work. However, they also employed a wide range of processes in works that parallel and complement each other. This artistic conversation is evident when considering the artistsandrsquo; vast output of preliminary workandmdash;much of which has remained unpublished until nowandmdash;alongside their iconic paintings.
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This groundbreaking publication takes a novel approach in exploring the Wyethsandrsquo; working methods and processes. Author Timothy J. Standring also provides the reader with a rare personal glimpse into the artistsandrsquo; world by chronicling his visits to their studios in the Brandywine Valley and Midcoast Maine over the course of four years. With over 200 color illustrations showing works in a variety of mediaandmdash;including pen and ink, graphite, chalk, watercolor, dry brush, tempera, and oilandmdash;this handsome book situates each artistandrsquo;s oeuvre in the context of their shared biographies, place, and artistic practices.and#160;and#160;
About the Author
Timothy J. Standring is the Gates Foundation Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Denver Art Museum.
Martin Clayton is Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. With Ron Philo, he is coauthor of
Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist, also published by Royal Collection Trust.
Table of Contents
The Anatomical Studies of Leonardo da Vinci
Catalogue
and#160;and#160;and#160; Notes to the reader
and#160;and#160;and#160; Early anatomical and proportion studies
and#160;and#160;and#160; Revival: The Battle of Anghiari
and#160;and#160;and#160; The centenarian: Anatomical Manuscript B
and#160;and#160;and#160; Neurology and the voice
and#160;and#160;and#160; The bones and muscles: Anatomical Manuscript A
and#160;and#160;and#160; The reproductive system
and#160;and#160;and#160; Dogs, birds, oxen: The Villa Melzi studies
and#160;and#160;and#160; The heart
Further Reading
Concordance
Index