Masterpieces of drawing from the great schools and traditions of Italy and northern Europe, spanning four centuries from Filippino Lippi, Andrea del Sarto, and Titian to Rembrandt, Van Dyck, and Ingres. 47 plates.
Sargent Portrait Drawings: 42 Works by John Singer Sargent A gallery of superb portraits in pencil, pastels, and charcoal. Virtuoso display of technical skill and intuitive eye of noted American portrait painter.
Holbein Portrait Drawings by Hans Holbein Forty-four of Holbein's finest portrait drawings, created while he worked as court painter to Henry VIII, including Sir Thomas More, Jane Seymour, the Prince of Wales, Anne Boleyn, and dozens more.
Old Master Life Drawings: 44 Plates by James Spero Superb reproductions of masterpieces by Rembrandt, Pontormo, Tintoretto, Del Sarto, Raphael, Ingres, others. Brief captions.
The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein The most celebrated work of the 16th-century woodcut master, these 41 illustrations are a stark reminder of a dramatic motif: "Remember, you will die." Includes various quotations, depictions, and meditations on death.
Beardsley's Le Morte Darthur: Selected Illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley Sixty-two splendid black-and-white illustrations from the volume that made Beardsley famous virtually overnight: floral and foliated openings, fauns and satyrs, initials, ornaments, and much more.
Rubens Drawings: 44 Plates by Peter Paul Rubens A generous selection of Rubens' best drawings, chiefly portraits and religious and mythical scenes, that fully reveal his supreme artistic gifts. Publisher's note.
