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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Drawings of Raphael (MDS)
This series is a superb way of studing Raphael and his drawing techniques. The cross hatching is distinct and the attitudes of the posed figures are classical. The man knew how to observe with a careful eye. Anyone who want to advance in their drawing observation and technique will learn from Raphael or any of the drawing series. Remember all the old masters studied the...
Published on July 10, 2006 by Thomas E. Denby
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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The book "The Drawings Of Raphael" contains 44 pages of drawings by the famous painter. The printed part of each page is typically about 7 inches wide by 9 inches tall. These drawings appear to be studies done for other works of art and not finished products themselves. Each page has caption that gives the medium ( e.g. ink, chalk etc.) and the museum that contains the...
Published 20 months ago by Stephen Tashiro
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Drawings of Raphael (MDS),
This review is from: The Drawings of Raphael (Master Draughtsman Series) (Paperback)
This series is a superb way of studing Raphael and his drawing techniques. The cross hatching is distinct and the attitudes of the posed figures are classical. The man knew how to observe with a careful eye. Anyone who want to advance in their drawing observation and technique will learn from Raphael or any of the drawing series. Remember all the old masters studied the drawings of other artists to advance their technique and compositions. Even Peter Paul Rubens used the poses from other artists drawings in his works and even drew on the original works at times. The famous 19th century artists studied other artists graphic works in museums to help advance their artistic studies in technique and compositions. Now with the production so advance in reproduction we do not have to travel to far museums to study the works of artists. This series bring them right to our door.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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By Stephen Tashiro "sometimes reliable" (Las Cruces, NM United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
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This review is from: The Drawings of Raphael (Master Draughtsman Series) (Paperback)
The book "The Drawings Of Raphael" contains 44 pages of drawings by the famous painter. The printed part of each page is typically about 7 inches wide by 9 inches tall. These drawings appear to be studies done for other works of art and not finished products themselves. Each page has caption that gives the medium ( e.g. ink, chalk etc.) and the museum that contains the drawing. The sizes of the original drawings are not stated. On most pages, it is possible to see the individual strokes in Raphael's famous hatching. There is a two page essay on Raphael by Stephen Longstreet.
This book is one of the "Master Draughtsman Series" published by Borden Publishing company, so I assume its purpose is provide information for students of drawing. Without knowing the size of the original drawings, it isn't possible to know whether a given drawing is an astounding example of intricate detail or merely an average drawing that has been greatly reduced to fit on the page of a book. I rate this book as three stars out of five to indicate that it does an average job in informing people about Raphael's drawings. I don't know whether scholars have standardized any nomeclature for Raphael's drawings. Using the the titles given in the book, the drawings are as follows: St. George Pen, pricked for transfer Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy Sketch after Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" Pen and ink The Louvre, Paris, France The Judgment of Zaleucas Pen and ink Windsor Castle, Royal Library, Berkshire, England Hercules and The Hydra Pen and ink Windsor Castle, Royal Library, Berkshire, England Studies of the Heads of Two Apostles and of their Hands Black chalk, touched with white Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England (This drawing also appears on the cover of the book.) Study for God The Father Blessing Pen, lightly squared in red chalk Musee Wicar, Lille, France The Plea of St. Stephen Pen and ink Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria Study of a Man's Head and Hand Black chalk Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England Leda and The Swan Pen and ink Windsor Castle, Royal Library, Berkshire, England Group of Four Standing Soldiers Silver-point on bluish gray paper Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England St. Thomas Silver-point drawing Musee Wicar, Lille, France Two Battle Scenes with Prisoners being Pinioned Pen and brown ink Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England The Infant Christ and Other Studies Pen and dark-brown ink Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England The Virgin and Child with St. John Pen and ink Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy Man Leaning Over a Blustrade and Head Pen and ink Musee Fabre, Montpellier, France A Combat of Nude Men Red chalk Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England The Planet Mars and an Angel Red chalk Musee Wicar, Lille, France Draped Figure and Apollo Pen; over a stylus sketch Musee Wicar, Lille, France Study for the "Parnassus" Pen and ink Windsor Castle, Royal Library, Berkshire, England A Nude Man Sitting on a Stone and Other Studies for a Resurrection Black chalk, pen and brown ink Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England Two Crouching Nude Men Black chalk Windsor Castle, Royal Library, Berkshire, England Kneeling Nude Women Red chalk Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England Two Male Figure Studies Pen and ink Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria St. Bruno Pen and wash, touched with white Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy Man Feeling in Terror Black chalk Windsor Castle, Royal Library, Berkshire, England Study for a Soldier, His leg Repeated Black chalk British Museum, London, England Venus and Psyche Red chalk The Lourvre, Paris, France Man Leaning Over a Balustrade and the Draught of a Sonnet Pen and ink Musee Fabre, Montpellier, France The Phrygian Sibyl Red chalk over a stylus sketch Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England A Group of Warriors Pen and ink Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England The Massacre of the Innocents Red chalk Windsor Castle, Royal Library, Berkshire, England Two Figures and Detail Studies for Heads, Hands and Feet Silver-point touched with white Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England Hercules and The Nemean Lion Pen and ink Windsor Castle, Royal Library, Berkshire, England Apollo and Study of the Viol in His Hand Pen and ink Musee Wicar, Lille, France Madonna Enthroned and St. Nicholas of Tolentino Pen and ink Stadelsches Kunstintitut, Frankfort on Main, Germany (printed on a half page) St. John the Baptist Pen and ink British Museum, London, England (printed on a half page) Studies for "The Massacre of the Innocents" Red chalk Albertin Museum, Vienna, Austria Studies for the Trinity of S. Severo Silver-point heightened with body-color Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England Nude Charcoal and chalk Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy Heads of Two Apostles Black chalk Windsor Castle, Royal Library, Berkshire, England Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter Red chalk Windsor Castle, Royal Library, Berkshire, England Studies for Two Kneeling Women Black chalk Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England Venus Silver-point on pink prepared paper British Museum, London, England An Angel Red chalk Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England The Three Graces Chalk Windsor Castle, Royal Library, Berkshire, England |
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