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Claude Lorrain: The Painter As Draftsman

Antony Griffiths

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Book Description

The great French artist Claude Lorrain for whom drawing was an integral part of the artistic processspent most of his career in Italy, where he documented the beauty of the landscape and the splendor of classical ruins. This richly illustrated book examines the wide-ranging role the medium played throughout Claude's career.
The book presents some of Claudes most remarkable drawings, representing all aspects of his style and subject matterfrom informal outdoor sketches of trees, rivers, and ruins to formal presentation drawings and elaborate compositional designs for paintings, many of which have never before been reproduced in color. A detailed and scholarly essay places them within the social and cultural contexts of their time and includes comparative illustrations of paintings and etchings to situate them within the artist's oeuvre. A selection of works from the Liber Veritatis , a portfolio of highly finished drawings that the artist created to document his own painted compositions, is also included.

About the Author

Richard Rand is Senior Curator at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1900

ISBN 13: 9780931102707

Claude Lorrain: The Painter As Draftsman

Antony Griffiths

0/5 ( ratings)

Book Description

The great French artist Claude Lorrain for whom drawing was an integral part of the artistic processspent most of his career in Italy, where he documented the beauty of the landscape and the splendor of classical ruins. This richly illustrated book examines the wide-ranging role the medium played throughout Claude's career.
The book presents some of Claudes most remarkable drawings, representing all aspects of his style and subject matterfrom informal outdoor sketches of trees, rivers, and ruins to formal presentation drawings and elaborate compositional designs for paintings, many of which have never before been reproduced in color. A detailed and scholarly essay places them within the social and cultural contexts of their time and includes comparative illustrations of paintings and etchings to situate them within the artist's oeuvre. A selection of works from the Liber Veritatis , a portfolio of highly finished drawings that the artist created to document his own painted compositions, is also included.

About the Author

Richard Rand is Senior Curator at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1900

ISBN 13: 9780931102707

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