Master Drawings: Michelangelo to Moore - Softcover

Whiteley, Jon; Whistler, Catherine

 
9781854442789: Master Drawings: Michelangelo to Moore

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The Ashmolean is the oldest museum in the United Kingdom, with collections of unparalleled importance. It has the world's largest holdings of drawings by Raphael and a major group of works by Michelangelo. It is these, amongst many others, that form the cornerstone of this exhibition.

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Jon Whiteley is a Senior Assistant Keeper in the Department of Western Art, specialising in paintings, drawings and musical instruments. Catherine Whistler is a Senior Assistant Keeper in the Department of Western Art, specialising in Italian and Spanish paintings and drawings.

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The collection of drawings in the Ashmolean is one of the greatest treasures of the University of Oxford. It began spectacularly in 1843 when a group of drawings by Raphael and Michelangelo that had previously belonged to the portrait painter, Sir Thomas Lawrence, was bought by subscription. Lawrence's collection was one of the greatest collections of Old Master drawings ever assembled and its dispersal was much regretted. The Raphaels and Michelangelos, however, were the jewels in its crown. Following the

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