Drawing in Silver and Gold - Leonardo to Jasper Johns (Hardcover)

From the Middle Ages to the present, master draftsmen have used the technique of metalpoint to create some of the most beautiful and technically accomplished drawings in the history of art. Drawing in Silver and Gold examines the history of this evocative medium, in which a metal stylus is used on a specially prepared surface to create lines of astonishing delicacy. This beautifully illustrated book examines the practice of metalpoint over six centuries, in the work of artists ranging from Leonardo, Durer, and Rembrandt to Otto Dix and Jasper Johns. A team of authors--curators, conservators, scientists--address variations in technique across time and between different schools, incorporating new scientific analysis, revealing patterns of use, and providing a rare demonstration of the medium's range and versatility. They reappraise famous metalpoints of the Renaissance and shed new light on infrequently studied periods, such as the seventeenth century and the Victorian silverpoint revival. A new examination of an exquisite but not thoroughly understood medium, Drawing in Silver and Gold offers fresh interpretations of a practice central to the history of drawing and will serve as the most authoritative reference on metalpoints for years to come. Exhibition schedule: * National Gallery of Art - http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/exhibitions/2015/leonardo-to-jasper-johns.html, May 3-July 26, 2015* The British Museum, September 10-December 6, 2015

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2015
Authors:	Stacey Sell • Hugo Chapman
Contributors:	Kimberly Schenck • John Oliver Hand • Giulia Bartrum • An Van Camp • Bruce Weber • Joanna Russell • Judith Rayner • Jenny Bescoby
Dimensions:	279 x 197 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-16612-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Drawing & drawings > General
LSN:	0-691-16612-9
Barcode:	9780691166124

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