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Drawing Acts: Studies in Graphic Expression and Representation
David Rosand
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Description for Drawing Acts: Studies in Graphic Expression and Representation
paperback. This book explores the significance of the act of drawing, establishing new foundations in the appreciation of artistic drawings. Num Pages: 443 pages, 333 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AB; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 279 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1400.
Drawing Acts is about drawing, both as art and act. Taking the study of drawings beyond the traditional agenda of connoisseurship, David Rosand explores the significance of the making of drawings, the meaning in the line of the draftsman, and the recreative dimension of critical response. The book focuses on drawings by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Piranesi, Tiepolo and Picasso, as well as on the history and theory of the medium itself. It seeks to establish new foundations for the criticism and appreciation of drawing, which is often considered the most revealing record of artistic ... Read more
Drawing Acts is about drawing, both as art and act. Taking the study of drawings beyond the traditional agenda of connoisseurship, David Rosand explores the significance of the making of drawings, the meaning in the line of the draftsman, and the recreative dimension of critical response. The book focuses on drawings by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Piranesi, Tiepolo and Picasso, as well as on the history and theory of the medium itself. It seeks to establish new foundations for the criticism and appreciation of drawing, which is often considered the most revealing record of artistic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
443
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781316637524
SKU
V9781316637524
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Reviews for Drawing Acts: Studies in Graphic Expression and Representation
'… this is a brilliant and penetrating book: learned, urbane, well-written … and above all informed by a deep, visual sensibility which makes his detailed analysis of individual works of art exceptionally full and compelling.' Apollo Magazine