The Study of Drawings

Produced by the BBC for the British Open University

Reviews a selection of the finest drawings by Italian artists of the Renaissance in a variety of media, including pen, metalpoint, chalk, brush, and ink. Explains that drawings were an important tool used by 16th-century artists to record preliminary ideas and allow investigation of the structure and form of objects before painting or carving them. From the Art in Italy series

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