Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Italian drawings, 16th century II

after Agostino Carracci
Dragons
16th century
Morgan Library

Eight dragons or partial dragons copied and recopied onto a sheet of paper from dragons appearing in paintings or frescoes by Agostino Carracci (1557-1602). His draughtsmanship was universally held up as a model in the later 16th century, when all these drawings were made.

attributed to Agostino Carracci
St. Sebastian
16th century
Rijksmuseum

Agostino Carracci
Landscape
16th century
Morgan Library

Agnolo Bronzino
Nude figure
16th century
Morgan Library

Paris Bordone
Man playing a viola da gamba
16th century
Morgan Library

Benvenuto Cellini
Design for a dish
16th century
Morgan Library

Cesare da Sesto
Figure studies (recto)
16th century
Morgan Library

Cesare da Sesto
Figure studies (verso)
16th century
Morgan Library

Cesare da Sesto
Mars & Venus (recto)
16th century
Morgan Library

Cesare da Sesto
Mars & Venus (verso)
16th century
Morgan Library

Cesare da Sesto
Putto with lion-skin (recto)
16th century
Morgan Library

Cesare da Sesto
Putto with lion-skin (verso)
16th century
Morgan Library

I am grateful to the Morgan Library in New York for making the drawings available.