Synopses & Reviews
This volume comprises the fullest and most detailed catalogue of the drawings by and after Michelangelo in the Ashmolean Museum. It is one of the most important collections of drawings by this artist, which also includes drawings after his own by contemporaries that shed light on lost works as well as the artist's reputation and influence during the sixteenth century. The introduction provides a history of Michelangelo's drawings generally and also surveys the various types of drawing practiced by Michelangelo and an account of his development as a draughtsman.
Synopsis
The fullest catalogue of the drawings by and after Michelangelo in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Table of Contents
Introductory essay: the dispersal and formation of Sir Thomas Lawrenceâs collection of drawings by Michelangelo; Michelangeloâs drawings; Appendix 1. Drawings by or attributed to Michelangelo in William Young Ottleyâs sales; Appendix 2. The Lawrence collection of drawings by and after Michelangelo.