Full title: Raphael’s Cartoons in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen and the Tapestries for the Sistine Chapel. John Shearman. 1972. Hardcover with dust jacket. Many black and white as well as color pictures. 258 pages. 1,430 grams.
John Shearman (1931-2003) was the leading expert on Raphael in the second half of the 20th century. A student, and subsequently a lecturer at the Courtauld Institute of Art, Shearman catalogued the early Italian paintings in the Royal Collection (1983) and published this separate monograph on the Raphael Cartoons (1972). In 1979 Shearman left the Courtauld for Princeton and subsequently moved to Harvard where he taught until his retirement in 2002. His numerous publications on Raphael are fundamental to all modern studies of the artist.
This book is a detailed study on the cartoons which naturally reflect the tapestries in the Vatican Museums. All the symbolism in the tapestries are explained. Don’t just parrot the other guides – this book will have you stand out as a true professional!
€60.
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