Yale University Press | ISBN:0300174772 | File Type: PDF, 376 pages | File size: 34.Mb | Dec. 21st, 2012
Renaissance Art Renaissance Art History: Renaissance Master of Color and Line Federico Barocci c 1533 35 1612 was one of the most innovative Italian artists of the second half of the 16th century His art combines the Renaissance focus on the human body with an unparalleled use of color and light He created dynamic compositions that challenged the limitations of traditional pictorial boundaries becoming a model for Baroque artists of the following century Nearly 1 500 drawings by Barocci survive providing invaluable insight into the artist s process and thinking Essays by leading scholars in the field discuss the role of Urbino Barocci s hometown in the artist s development his pioneering approach to religious subjects his technique as a draftsman the interdependence of painting and drawing in his work and his use of red underpaint Catalogue entries treat nineteen groups of paintings and drawings including many previously unpublished sheets This beautif and groundbreaking book reveals the breadth and significance of Barocci s oeuvre
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