Drawings of Stefano Da Verona and His Circle and the Origins of Collecting in Italy A Catalogue Raisonne, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (vol. 244) |
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| Author:
| Karet, Evelyn |
| Series title: | Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87169-244-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
| Publisher: | American Philosophical Society
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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In this comprehensive catalogue of the work of the 15th-century painter and draftsman, Stefano da Verona (1375-ca. 1438), Karet reviews past scholarship and corrects old misunderstandings that produced an inconsistent, heterogeneous and misinformed corpus. Her attributions are based on stylistic arguments, technical analysis, and the relationship of the drawings to a limited number of secure paintings by this important Late Gothic North Italian painter. The restricted but sound body of...
More DescriptionIn this comprehensive catalogue of the work of the 15th-century painter and draftsman, Stefano da Verona (1375-ca. 1438), Karet reviews past scholarship and corrects old misunderstandings that produced an inconsistent, heterogeneous and misinformed corpus. Her attributions are based on stylistic arguments, technical analysis, and the relationship of the drawings to a limited number of secure paintings by this important Late Gothic North Italian painter. The restricted but sound body of works Stefano da Verona executed is compiled in rich catalogue entries that include discussions of style, iconography, patronage, paper and sketchbook analysis, important issues of workshop production and of the history of drawings and collectionism.