The great masters of the Venetian 16th century approached from the viewpoint of their activity as draftsmen: the exercise of drawing, both as an autonomous form of expression and as a moment of preparation for painting.
[Venetian drawing in the 1500s] Venetian 16th-century painting is a triumph of color, paint and brushes. The graphic component is often underestimated, also in order to accentuate, in the contrast between color and drawing, the supposed opposition between Venice and the “modern manner” of central Italy.
This book by Rearick, based on an accurate survey of international scope, fills a substantial gap in critical analysis of Venetian art.
Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, the great masters of the 16th century, are approached from the viewpoint of their activity as draftsmen: the exercise of drawing, both as an autonomous form of expression and as a moment of preparation for painting, meets with a new, engaging study.