Sixteenth-Century Italian Drawings

Published in an oversized format (8.75x11.25") on glossy paper, and filled with b&w and some color plates of superior quality, this two-volume work contains an authoritative corpus of the 16th-century Italian drawings in Midwestern collections--471 examples in all. The drawings are catalogued by author's last name, and an initial biographical entry for the artist and a plate and entry for each drawing. Entries contain a description, bibliography, list of exhibitions, and information on date, medium, location, provenance, technical condition, inscriptions, collectors' marks, and watermark. Note that the Carracci are omitted; their works will be catalogued in upcoming volumes on Baroque drawings. An extensive bibliography and artist, collection, and provenance indexes are provided. This is an impressive and valuable resource that will be of value to students, collectors, and art historians, and a feast to any enthusiast of Italian painting. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)