Old master drawings

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Leonardo da Vinci Study of woman's head ca. 1485-90 drawing on blue paper Royal Collection, Windsor Paper tinted blue (by papermakers, during manufacture) was a moderately fashionable commodity in Renaissance Europe, in demand for writing, drawing, and even letterpress printing. This blue-paper fashion expanded and peaked during the 18th century. Samples chosen here are fairly well-preserved, though less vivid than they once were. Many such papers have faded to gray or to some indeterminate…

Study for Muclus Scaevola before Porsenna by Charles Le brun, ca 1642, red chalk on brown paper

Misc. academic figure drawings from 18th to early 20th century. Figure Study - Seat...

Italian School 16th century, Standing Male Nude with Hands Behind His Back, 1986.92

Anatomy

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Head of a Young Girl, c. 1765

Head of Bearded Old Man Jakob Matthias Schmutzer (Austrian, Vienna 1733–1811 Vienna) ...

Madame Léonie Boucharge by Benoît Blanc (1812-1887) from Old Master Drawings auction 29 Jan. 2014 NYC. --[stain removed from face]--

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Albrecht Durer 'Study of the left hand of an apostle' for The Heller Altar (1508).