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A Selection from the Collection of Drawings by the Old Masters (Classic Reprint)

Author : C. Fairfax Murray
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781527808973
Total Pages : 32 pages
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Download or read book A Selection from the Collection of Drawings by the Old Masters (Classic Reprint) written by C. Fairfax Murray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Selection From the Collection of Drawings by the Old Masters The present series of Plates was prepared to illustrate a complete Catalogue of the Collection of which they form a part, but the labour of preparing for the press a descriptive Catalogue of between two and three thousand drawings, according to the number that might be considered desirable to finally retain, induced the owner to, at least temporarily, abandon his intention. Not only was the labour itself sufficiently great, but it is doubtful if such a catalogue, however carefully compiled, could be of much use, seeing that 'without reproductions it is impossible for the student to judge if the name bestowed, whether by a former owner or the present, is justified. Altogether about 150 diherent Artists are represented here by 292 plates, giving a fair idea of a portion at least of the Collection. The drawings selected have been chosen for various reasons, not always for their intrinsic value, but occasionally as examples of masters not often met with. Some are interesting as studies for known pictures, others for their signatures, contemporary attributions, or for having been engraved, a few for their rarity: Cellini's authentic drawings can be counted on one's fingers. The drawing by Gerard Hoet proves that the accepted date of his birth must be wrong, as he would have been a boy of twelve at the date of this drawing; as to Thopas the dictionaries I happen to possess are altogether silent! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Selection of Drawings by Old Masters in the Museum Collections

Author : Victoria and Albert Museum
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ISBN 13 : 9781334038532
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (385 download)

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SELECTION FROM THE COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS BY THE OLD MASTERS

Author : C. FAIRFAX. MURRAY
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033949535
Total Pages : 0 pages
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A Selection from the Collection of Drawings by the Old Masters Formed

Author : Charles Fairfax Murray
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
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J. Pierpont Morgan Collection of Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray, Vol. 3

Author : Charles Fairfax Murray
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ISBN 13 : 9780260072740
Total Pages : 28 pages
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Download or read book J. Pierpont Morgan Collection of Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray, Vol. 3 written by Charles Fairfax Murray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from J. Pierpont Morgan Collection of Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray, Vol. 3: Two Hundred and Forty-Seven Plates Selected From Examples of the English, French, German, Flemish and Dutch Schools The Collection was commenced in Italy, but the greater part of the drawings were purchased in England during the last thirty years, notably from the Palmerston, Aylesford, Warwick, Holford, Robinson, and Knowles Cabinets, and other sources too numerous to mention. One or two small but important Collections were purchased entire, the Tighe volume being the best of these. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Drawings by the Old Masters

Author : Anderson Galleries
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781396593895
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (938 download)

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Download or read book Drawings by the Old Masters written by Anderson Galleries and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Drawings by the Old Masters: From the Collections of Richard Ederheimer, New York, and the Late Fairfax Murray, London, England The highest bidder to be the buyer. In all cases of disputed bids the decision of the Auctioneer shall be final. Buyers to give their names and addresses and to make such cash payments on account as may be required, in default of which the lots purchased shall be resold immediately. Purchases to be removed at the buyer's expense and risk within twenty-four hours from the conclusion of the sale, and the remainder of the purchase money to be paid on or before delivery, in default of which The Anderson Galleries, Incorporated, will not be responsible for any loss or damage whatever, but the lot or lots will be left at the sole risk of the purchaser, and subject to storage charges. All lots will be placed on public exhibition before the date of sale, for examina tion by intending purchasers, and The Anderson Galleries, Incorporated, will not be responsible for the correctness of the description, authenticity, genuine ness, or for any defect or fault in or concerning any lot, and make no warranty whatever, but will sell each lot exactly as it is, without recourse. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Selection from the Collection of Drawings by the Old Masters

Author : Charles Fairfax Murray
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Total Pages : pages
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Selected Drawings From Old Masters in the University Galleries and in the Library at Christ Church, Oxford, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Sidney Colvin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781396700774
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Selected Drawings From Old Masters in the University Galleries and in the Library at Christ Church, Oxford, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Sidney Colvin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Selected Drawings From Old Masters in the University Galleries and in the Library at Christ Church, Oxford, Vol. 2 Bitter experience of his own might well be supposed, from the word Intollerabile written along the upper margin of the sheet, to have prompted Leonardo thus to illustrate the old motto, Virtutis comes Invidia. But it is on the whole more likely that the sketch belongs to the same cycle as the preceding two, and was done to order as an illustration of the view which Ludovico i] More took of those whom he chose to regard as his enviers and detractors. The frost of intellectual pedantry blights the invention, and but for the text which explains the designs we might imagine that Envy, wounded by the palms and Iaurels of Virtue, was the victim and not the assailant. The actual drawing, nevertheless, is touched with the unfailing fire and magic of Leonardo's hand, and the stealthy amble of Death on four feet is as grim a piece of macabre imagination as can be found. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Selected Drawings From Old Masters in the University Galleries and in the Library at Christ Church, Oxford, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Sidney Colvin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781396119583
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Selected Drawings From Old Masters in the University Galleries and in the Library at Christ Church, Oxford, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint) written by Sidney Colvin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Selected Drawings From Old Masters in the University Galleries and in the Library at Christ Church, Oxford, Vol. 5 From the back of the same sheet as the above. To the left a girl, dancing in from the left with her drapery held only by a narrow belt or cord about the waist and ﬂying so as to leave her almost bare, tosses up her head and arms and clashes a pair of cymbals. To the right, another facing her with body and head thrown back and arms advanced, plays on the tambourine: her drapery ﬂies loose also, making a full arched fold behind her shoulders; another fold passing over her chest conceals, and is caught up by, a cord about her waist: the artist seems to have misunderstood his original here, so that the drawing looks confused. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Selection from the Collection of Drawings by the Old Masters

Author : Charles Fairfax Murray
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book A Selection from the Collection of Drawings by the Old Masters written by Charles Fairfax Murray and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Selected Drawings From Old Masters in the University Galleries and in the Library at Christ Church Oxford, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Colvin Sidney
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781396490422
Total Pages : 82 pages
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Download or read book Selected Drawings From Old Masters in the University Galleries and in the Library at Christ Church Oxford, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint) written by Colvin Sidney and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-29 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Selected Drawings From Old Masters in the University Galleries and in the Library at Christ Church Oxford, Vol. 4 We can only suppose, therefore, that this fragment is a copy, by one of the many contemporary stiidents who ﬂocked to work after the cartoons of Leonardo and Michelangelo while they remained intact and served, in the phrase of Benvenuto Cellini, as the 'school of the world'. Even so, it is of very remarkable value as preserving, on the scale of the original, as much of its exact aspect and spirit as it was within the compass of a contemporary copyist to seize. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Selected Drawings From Old Masters in the University Galleries and in the Library at Christ Church Oxford, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Sidney Colvin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781396701498
Total Pages : 86 pages
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Download or read book Selected Drawings From Old Masters in the University Galleries and in the Library at Christ Church Oxford, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint) written by Sidney Colvin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Selected Drawings From Old Masters in the University Galleries and in the Library at Christ Church Oxford, Vol. 3 This study, hitherto unpublished and until two years ago quite unknown belongs to a small group or Florentine drawings to which the distinguished name of Verrocchio can wrth reasonable confidence be attached. To the student it is therefore an example of great impoitance, in spite of its unfortunate condition. It has at an early date been much worn and rubbed, no doubt by studio use. The outlines of the features and of the folds of hair and drapery have been pricked or 'pounced' for transfer, indicating that the drawing was actually used as the cartoon for a picture; a process which has somewhat disguised their original delicacy. In some places, moreover, as in the left eyelid and nostril and the lips and chin, these outlines have been corrected and reinforced with the pen, apparently before the pouncing and perhaps by the original draughtsman himself. Later, and this is the worst, the ﬂesh parts, especially the cheek, throat, and shoulder, have been minutely and mechanically stippled over by the brush of some 'restorer' ignomnt of form and drawing, in a warm grey tone imperfectly harmonizing with that of the chalk. The parts which remain uninjured are nearly the whole of the hair, veil, and dress so far as it is shown, with some few portions of the more delicate modellings of the forehead, nose, cheek, and temple. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Old Masters, Vol. 1

Author :
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656107445
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Old Masters, Vol. 1 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Old Masters, Vol. 1: One Hundred Examples of Their Work Chosen From European Galleries and Reproduced in Colour With Notes on the Pictures HE object of these volumes is, so far as may be possible, to bring some of the I great pictures of the world into our houses that we may have them always with us. That even the best photographs fail to do this is obvious; for while they serve well enough as reminders and give indeed the outline of the picture accurately enough, all the colour and atmosphere is lost, in the sombre brown or grey monotone into which some wonder full of sunshine has passed. Here at least something of that glory of colour has been kept with a really wonderful success, as in the marvellous triptych of Perugino or the Corryfeld of Constable. And whilst it remains impossible to reproduce an exact replica of any picture, it may safely be said that, so far as human ingenuity at present goes, the reproductions of the Old Masters here shown will be found to be as near the originals as it is possible to bring them. The whole series of a hundred pictures comprises a careful selection from the Picture Galleries of the world and from the work of all schools of Painting. Each volume contains fifty works, twenty of which are from paintings in the National Gallery, whilst others are from works at Rome, Florence, Paris, St Petersburg, Berlin, Dresden, Munich, and Vienna. We may add that every effort has been made to do the fullest justice possible to the Old Masters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Catalogue of the Collection of Choice Pictures by Old Masters of Arthur Seymour, Esq., Of 95 Piccadilly

Author : Christie Manson and Woods
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265503980
Total Pages : 24 pages
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Download or read book Catalogue of the Collection of Choice Pictures by Old Masters of Arthur Seymour, Esq., Of 95 Piccadilly written by Christie Manson and Woods and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of the Collection of Choice Pictures by Old Masters of Arthur Seymour, Esq., Of 95 Piccadilly: Which Will Be Sold by Auction III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Notes on Some Original Drawings of the Old Masters

Author : George Sidney Hellman
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
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Download or read book Notes on Some Original Drawings of the Old Masters written by George Sidney Hellman and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Catalogue of an Exhibition of Drawings by Old Masters

Author : David Keppel
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781391706924
Total Pages : 24 pages
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Download or read book Catalogue of an Exhibition of Drawings by Old Masters written by David Keppel and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of an Exhibition of Drawings by Old Masters: With an Introduction Q prints, or the carefully placed pedigree which helps him in buying a painting, are alike absent. The drawing may bear the marks of one or two famous collectors, but beyond this the buyer has nothing to guide him. One cannot imagine a man buying a drawing without making up his own mind, irrespective of what any one else may think, as to whether he believes the drawing to be by the artist to whom it is attributed; and even if genuine, whether it is one of those essentially characteristic records which give, in its purest and freest form, just what the master has added to art. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Exhibition of Works by the Old Masters and Deceased Masters of the British School

Author : Royal Academy Of Arts
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331469530
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (695 download)

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