The Drawings of Michelangelo and His Followers in the Ashmolean Museum
Drawings of Michelangelo are examined in this detailed digital catalogue by Paul Joannides. The PDF documents works by and after Michelangelo in the Ashmolean Museum.
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The volume presents the Ashmolean’s Michelangelo collection alongside drawings by his pupils, close associates, and later copyists.
Book Overview
This art history catalogue focuses on drawings by and after Michelangelo in the Ashmolean Museum. The collection is described as the third largest in the world of drawings by Michelangelo, after the Casa Buonarroti and the British Museum.
Paul Joannides discusses the history and provenance of the drawings. He also surveys Michelangelo’s drawing practices and the development of his style as a draughtsman.
The catalogue includes autograph drawings, studio works, drawings of undetermined status, and copies after works in different media. Its scope also includes the history of Sir Thomas Lawrence’s collection and the later dispersal of its contents.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- An account of the formation and dispersal of Sir Thomas Lawrence’s collection of drawings by Michelangelo.
- A survey of Michelangelo’s drawings and his stylistic development as a draughtsman.
- Catalogue entries for wholly or partially autograph sheets.
- Copies of lost and partially lost drawings, surviving drawings, sculptures, paintings, and architecture.
- Studio drawings and drawings of undetermined status.
- Appendices concerning William Young Ottley’s sales and Sir Thomas Lawrence’s collection.
- Lists of former owners, catalogue concordances, a bibliography, and two indexes.
Why This Book Matters
This volume provides a structured reference to a major museum collection of Michelangelo drawings. It also records the work of his pupils, close associates, and contemporary copyists.
The catalogue’s provenance research and concordances support the study of collection history, attribution, artistic influence, and Michelangelo’s reputation among his contemporaries and immediate successors.
Book Details
| Title | The Drawings of Michelangelo and His Followers in the Ashmolean Museum |
|---|---|
| Author | Paul Joannides |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Locations | Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo |
| Publication Date | 2007 |
| First Published | First published in print format 2007 |
| Copyright | © Paul Joannides 2007 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-511-28474-8 eBook (EBL) |
| ISBN-10 | 0-511-28474-8 eBook (EBL) |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-55133-5 hardback |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-55133-1 hardback |
| Pages | 509 |
| Language | English |
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| File Size | 20.2 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 21142729 |
| PDF Metadata Title | The Drawings of Michelangelo and His Followers in the Ashmolean Museum |
| PDF Metadata Author | PAUL JOANNIDES |
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Download this digital catalogue to consult its documented study of Michelangelo and related drawings in the Ashmolean Museum.
Verified Bibliographic Details
| Contents | Preface; Acknowledgements; The Dispersal and Formation of Sir Thomas Lawrence’s Collection of Drawings by Michelangelo; Michelangelo’s Drawings; The Catalogue; Appendices; List of Former Owners; Concordance to the Major Catalogues of Michelangelo’s Drawings; Concordance of Ashmolean Inventory Numbers with the Present Catalogue; Bibliography; Index 1; Index 2 |
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| Catalogue Sections | Wholly or Partially Autograph Sheets (Cats. 1–57); Copies of Lost and Partially Lost Drawings (Cats. 58–61); Copies of Surviving Drawings (Cats. 62–67); Studio Drawings and Drawings of Undetermined Status (Cats. 68–80); Copies of Sculptures (Cats. 81–85); Copies After Paintings (Cats. 86–104); Copies of Architecture (Cats. 105–106); Miscellaneous (Cats. 107–114) |
| PAGES ANALYZED LOCALLY | 10 |
| NATIVE TEXT PAGES | 7 |
| LOCALLY OCR-READ PAGES | 1 |
| UNREADABLE PAGES | 2 |
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