{"product_id":"paper-and-light-luminous-drawings-9781606069301","title":"Paper and Light: Luminous Drawings","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Julian Brooks\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: J. Paul Getty Museum\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume looks at the techniques and materials that artists have utilized since the Renaissance to create spectacular light effects in drawings.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The treatment of light and shadow is one of the building blocks of drawing. From techniques such as highlights and reserves, to material selection and the creation of translucent tracing paper, to the use of light as a medium for viewing artworks, artists for hundreds of years have found innovative and dazzling ways to create light on a sheet of paper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This publication examines the central relationship between paper and light in the world of drawings in western European art from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Focusing on drawings from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, as well as works from the British Museum, Musée du Louvre, and others, and featuring masterful works by such artists as Parmigianino, Leonardo da Vinci, Nicolas Poussin, Odilon Redon, Edgar Degas, and Georges Seurat, \u003ci\u003ePaper and Light \u003c\/i\u003ewill entice readers to look longer and more closely at drawings, deriving an even deeper appreciation for the skill and labor that went into them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume is published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center from October 15, 2024, to January 19, 2025.","brand":"J. Paul Getty Museum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45034939121815,"sku":"9781606069301","price":2679.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781606069301.webp?v=1769211224","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/paper-and-light-luminous-drawings-9781606069301","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}