Andrea Mantegna: Drawings in Close Up

By Roger Godfrey

Andrea Mantegna made important contributions to the compositional techniques of Renaissance drawing somewhat rocky figures give evidence of a fundamentally sculptural approach to drawing. His human forms were distinguished for their solidity, expressiveness, and anatomical correctness. Mantegna developed a passionate interest in classical antiquity. The influence of both ancient Roman sculpture and the contemporary sculptor Donatello are clearly evident in Mantegna's rendering of the human figure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1506172806
• ISBN13: 9781506172804
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"