ŠIBLIK (Jiří). Raphael. Drawings. - Lot 274

ŠIBLIK (Jiří). Raphael. Drawings. Paris, Éditions Cercle d'Art, n.d. Large quarto, publisher's hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. A major monograph devoted to Raphael’s drawings, by the Czech art historian Jiří Šiblík. The study places drawing at the heart of the Renaissance master’s creative process and examines, in particular, his figure studies, portraits, preparatory compositions, and sketches for his major painted works. Extensively illustrated with full-page reproductions of numerous drawings by Raphael from public collections. A beautiful documentary work on the artist’s graphic oeuvre. Dust jacket slightly rubbed; hardcover and interior in good condition.

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