Italian Master Drawings: From the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection 1525?1835

Chapman, Hugo; Lachenmann, David

ISBN 10: 1907372210 / ISBN 13: 9781907372216

Published by Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd, 2011

Hardbound in dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 97562

Synopsis:

This exquisite catalog of sixty-five Italian drawings ranging in date from 1525 to 1835 celebrates the second part of a major acquisition made by the National Gallery of Art in late 2007, the purchase of one of the finest private European holdings of old master drawings, the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection. The drawings presented here and in the accompanying exhibition span the last flowering of the Renaissance to the rise of neoclassicism. Included are works by such luminaries as Guercino, Giorgio Vasari, Carlo Maratta, and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. The selection juxtaposes remarkable works by masters such as Giulio Romano, Federico Barocci, and Giovanni Battista Piranesi with sheets by less well known artists such as Ambrogio Figino and Antonio Cavallucci. It features an excellent series of religious compositions, fine works by Neapolitan artists, and a rich assemblage of drawings by several Venetian artists. Many individual pieces are of special importance: a mythological composition by Luca Penni, a powerfully sculptural work by Pellegrino Tibaldi, an enchanting nature drawing by Jacopo Ligozzi, and a moving religious piece by Guillaume Courtois. The indisputable star, however, is a beautiful Venetian festival by the great view painter Canaletto.

About the Author: Hugo Chapman studied Art History at London University, and then spent a decade in the Old Master Drawings department of a London auction house. He is an assistant keeper of French and Italian Drawings c.1400-1800 at the British Museum, and has also curated two exhibitions there.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Italian Master Drawings: From the Wolfgang ...
Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good