Comments on: Annibale Carracci’s Book of Portraiture (?) http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/ Tue, 7 Oct 2008 07:20:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sam P http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/#comment-490170 Sam P Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:02:20 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/#comment-490170 Superb. I am thrilled to have happened across this. Im an art student and VERy interested in Caracci so this is a real treat. Grazzi!! Superb. I am thrilled to have happened across this. Im an art student and VERy interested in Caracci so this is a real treat. Grazzi!!

]]> By: peacay http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/#comment-45840 peacay Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:50:28 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/#comment-45840 <a href="http://www.artnet.com/library/06/0682/T068273.asp" rel="nofollow">de Poilly link</a>. I noted in some searching around (the BMLisieaux book uses the spelling 'Carrache') that the drawings that made up this book are probably preparatory studies from the Palazzo Farnese project (I'm going on snips in the google results at paysites). As with a lot of particuarly earlier work by Carracci, there's likely a fair chance that some of the studies were produced by Anibale's brothers. I'm thankful for Oldprints for the fill-in. I came across this book/site early last year and had just returned for a book I'm researching. Cheers. de Poilly link. I noted in some searching around (the BMLisieaux book uses the spelling ‘Carrache’) that the drawings that made up this book are probably preparatory studies from the Palazzo Farnese project (I’m going on snips in the google results at paysites). As with a lot of particuarly earlier work by Carracci, there’s likely a fair chance that some of the studies were produced by Anibale’s brothers.

I’m thankful for Oldprints for the fill-in. I came across this book/site early last year and had just returned for a book I’m researching. Cheers.

]]> By: Oldprints http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/#comment-40483 Oldprints Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:18:24 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/#comment-40483 Judging from the inscription at the lower right, this nice engraving probably was taken from "Elementi del disegno di A. C" (in French: "Livre de portraiture"), engraved by François de Poilly (1622-1693) after Carracci. It indeed served as an engraving or drawing manual for portraits, depicting both the outline and the fully engraved portrait. Similar angravings and etchings are also known form later artists, e.g. Gilles Demarteau in the 18th century. Both François and his younger brother Nicolas (1626-1690) were French portrait engravers active in the 17th century. Judging from the inscription at the lower right, this nice engraving probably was taken from “Elementi del disegno di A. C” (in French: “Livre de portraiture”), engraved by François de Poilly (1622-1693) after Carracci. It indeed served as an engraving or drawing manual for portraits, depicting both the outline and the fully engraved portrait. Similar angravings and etchings are also known form later artists, e.g. Gilles Demarteau in the 18th century. Both François and his younger brother Nicolas (1626-1690) were French portrait engravers active in the 17th century.

]]> By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/#comment-18761 Charley Parker Sun, 31 Dec 2006 20:18:53 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/#comment-18761 raymond, Picky is good when it comes to keeping my typos under control. I've revised the post. Thanks. raymond,

Picky is good when it comes to keeping my typos under control. I’ve revised the post. Thanks.

]]> By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/#comment-18760 Charley Parker Sun, 31 Dec 2006 20:17:25 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/#comment-18760 Laura, Thanks for the comments, link and thoughts on the faces. I'm not sure when Japanese prints first made their way to Italy, but it's an interesting similarlty, whether by actual influence or coincidence. Laura,

Thanks for the comments, link and thoughts on the faces. I’m not sure when Japanese prints first made their way to Italy, but it’s an interesting similarlty, whether by actual influence or coincidence.

]]> By: raymond http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/#comment-18758 raymond Sun, 31 Dec 2006 19:21:30 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/#comment-18758 I don't want to sound picky, but... it's Annibale ^_^; I don’t want to sound picky, but… it’s Annibale ^_^;

]]> By: Laura http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/#comment-18741 Laura Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:50:43 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/30/annabale-carraccis-book-of-portraiture/#comment-18741 This is a wonderful source! Thank you so much for sharing this and all that you do throughout the year, Charley. I just realized I haven't added your link to my Arty Blogs list, but will do so immediately. Doesn't that bottom lefthand drawing remind you of the lines and pov and shapes of faces in Japanese prints, and therefore, of course, of some by Picasso and Matisse and others influenced by the Japanese? Part of my plans for 2007 include a faces project, so this site you've given will be very, very helpful. Happy New Year! This is a wonderful source! Thank you so much for sharing this and all that you do throughout the year, Charley. I just realized I haven’t added your link to my Arty Blogs list, but will do so immediately. Doesn’t that bottom lefthand drawing remind you of the lines and pov and shapes of faces in Japanese prints, and therefore, of course, of some by Picasso and Matisse and others influenced by the Japanese? Part of my plans for 2007 include a faces project, so this site you’ve given will be very, very helpful. Happy New Year!

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