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Raphael to Renoir : drawings from the collection of Jean Bonna / edited by Stijn Alsteens .. [and others].
LIBRA - Fisher Fine Arts NC225 .R37 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bonna, Jean.
- Drawing, European--Exhibitions.
- Drawing, European.
- Bonna, Jean--Art collections--Exhibitions.
- Drawing--Private collections--Switzerland--Geneva--Exhibitions.
- Drawing.
- Drawing--Private collections.
- Art museums.
- Switzerland--Geneva.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 303 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [2009]
- Summary:
- This handsome catalogue features approximately 120 drawings dating from the late 15th to the early 20th century and comprises excellent examples of European draftsmanship over the past 500 years. Featured works include an exquisite study by Raphael, " "Domenichino's masterfully composed "Study for Saint Andrew Being Led to Martyrdom, "views of Venice by Canaletto, landscapes by Claude Lorrain, beautiful studies by Jean-Antoine Watteau, pastel portraits by Jean-Simeon Chardin, lovely red chalk studies by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, and varied subjects by Theodore Gericault. Drawings by Parmigianino, Rembrandt, Goya, Ingres, Delacroix, Degas, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Redon are additional highlights of this collection.The book includes an interview by George Goldner with Jean Bonna, the collector of this exceptional group of works, and an entry for each drawing.
- Contents:
- Directors' foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors to the catalogue
- Interview with Jean Bonna / by George Goldner
- Catalogue
- Bibliography
- Index
- Photograph credits.
- Notes:
- Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Jan. 21-Apr. 26, 2009 and at the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, June 5-Sept. 6, 2009.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-294 and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781588393074
- 1588393070
- 9780300142075
- 0300142072
- OCLC:
- 269433770
- Publisher Number:
- 99934637127
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