Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Italian Drawings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bean, Jacob, with the assistance of Lawrence Turcic

1982

332 pages

354 illustrations

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Many of the best draughtsmen of the Italian Renaissance are represented in this volume, which describes and reproduces 293 drawings of the fifteenth and sixteenth century from the extensive collection of Italian drawings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Works by the greatest masters—Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Correggio—are included, as well as drawings by Barocci, Carpaccio, Parmigianino, Paolo Veronese, and Perugino.

Three hundred fifty-three illustrations are contained in this catalogue. Entries provide essential bibliographic references, provenance, and a discussion of the purpose of the drawing, when known. In the Appendix are reproduced thirty-four Italian seventeenth-century drawings acquired since the publication in 1979 of Seventeenth Century Italian Drawings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saint Basil the Great and Saint John the Baptist and Donor, Niccolò dell' Abate Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash. Mounted on board — Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saint Basil the Great and Saint John the Baptist and Donor
Niccolò dell' Abate
1540–50

Allegorical Figure of Religion (recto); Study of a Griffon and of a Seated Figure (verso), Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) Italian, Red chalk with some black chalk — Allegorical Figure of Religion (recto); Study of a Griffon and of a Seated Figure (verso)
Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia)
1553–1615

Two Studies of a Seated Male Nude Seen from the Back, Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) Italian, Red chalk, with some contours reinforced in pen and brown ink. Upper right corner replaced — Two Studies of a Seated Male Nude Seen from the Back
Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia)
1596–1602

The Judgment of Paris, Alessandro Allori Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, over black chalk, on blue paper — The Judgment of Paris
Alessandro Allori
1583

Design for a Narrative Frieze: A Commander Addressing His Troops, Alessandro Allori Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray-brown wash, highlighted with a little white, over black chalk, on brownish paper. Framing lines in black chalk — Design for a Narrative Frieze: A Commander Addressing His Troops
Alessandro Allori
1535–1607

Susannah and the Elders before Daniel, Pomponio Amalteo Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over a little black chalk, on gray-green paper. The head of the woman with outstretched arm, to the right of Susanna, is a pentimento that has been pasted onto the sheet. Squared in black chalk — Susannah and the Elders before Daniel
Pomponio Amalteo
1530–40

Design for a Pendentive: Youthful Musicians with Stringed Instruments, Pomponio Amalteo Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over red chalk, on blue paper — Design for a Pendentive: Youthful Musicians with Stringed Instruments
Pomponio Amalteo
1505–88

Design for a Pendentive: Youthful Musicians with Wind Instruments and a Drum, Pomponio Amalteo Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over red chalk, on blue paper — Design for a Pendentive: Youthful Musicians with Wind Instruments and a Drum
Pomponio Amalteo
1505–88

Design for a Pendentive: Youthful Musicians with Wind Instruments, Pomponio Amalteo Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over red chalk, on blue paper — Design for a Pendentive: Youthful Musicians with Wind Instruments
Pomponio Amalteo
1505–88

Studies of Hands, Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo) Italian, Red chalk. Lined — Studies of Hands
Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo)
ca. 1517

The Young David Playing the Harp, Michelangelo Anselmi Italian, Black chalk, brush and gray wash, on blue paper; squared in pen and brown ink — The Young David Playing the Harp
Michelangelo Anselmi
ca. 1548–50

Nude Male Figure Seated on the Ground, Amico Aspertini Italian, Black chalk, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, on brown-washed paper — Nude Male Figure Seated on the Ground
Amico Aspertini
ca. 1535–40

Bacchanalian Scene, Amico Aspertini Italian, Black chalk, highlighted with white, on brown-washed paper — Bacchanalian Scene
Amico Aspertini
1520–35

Studies after the Antique: The Fall of Phaëthon, Horses, Reclining Women with Children (recto); Studies after the Antique: An Altar or Urn, Lion Attacking a Horse (verso), Amico Aspertini Italian, Black chalk, pen and brown ink (recto); pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk (verso) — Studies after the Antique: The Fall of Phaëthon, Horses, Reclining Women with Children (recto); Studies after the Antique: An Altar or Urn, Lion Attacking a Horse (verso)
Amico Aspertini
1474–1552

The Feast of Belshazzar (Daniel 5:1-4), Giovanni Balducci ("Il Cosci") Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk — The Feast of Belshazzar (Daniel 5:1-4)
Giovanni Balducci ("Il Cosci")
1560–1631

The Visitation of the Virgin to Saint Elizabeth, Giovanni Balducci ("Il Cosci") Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and pale brown wash, over black and red chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink, squared lightly in black chalk — The Visitation of the Virgin to Saint Elizabeth
Giovanni Balducci ("Il Cosci")
1560–1631

The Holy Family (?), Baccio Bandinelli Italian, Pen and brown ink — The Holy Family (?)
Baccio Bandinelli
1488–1560

Three Male Heads, Baccio Bandinelli Italian, Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk — Three Male Heads
Baccio Bandinelli
1493–1560

Head of a Young Woman Looking to Lower Right, Federico Barocci Italian, Black, red, and yellow chalk — Head of a Young Woman Looking to Lower Right
Federico Barocci
1565

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Lower Left (Nicodemus), Federico Barocci Italian, Brush and oil paint on paper — Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Lower Left (Nicodemus)
Federico Barocci
1579–82

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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Jacob Bean, and Lawrence Turčić, eds. 1982. 15th and 16th Century Italian Drawings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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