Title: From drawing to painting : Poussin, Watteau, Fragonard, David & Ingres /
Authors: Rosenberg, Pierre
Publisher: Princeton University Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: David, Jacques Louis; Fragonard, Jean Honoré; Ingres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique; Poussin, Nicolas; Watteau, Antoine; Drawing, French; Drawing France.; Drawing France.; Drawing France.; Painting, French; Painting, Modern France.; Painting, French
Abstract: "From Drawing to Painting offers a unique perspective by interweaving biographical information about five renowned French artists - Nicolas Poussin, Antoine Watteau, Jean-Honore Fragonard, Jacques-Louis David, and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres - with a look at dozens of their drawings and the links that they have to their paintings. Presenting over 250 illustrations, this book explores drawing as a site of reflection, the space between the idea of a painted image and its realization on canvas." "Originally delivered as a series of Mellon Lectures at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, From Drawing to Painting gives the reader an unprecedented view of the artistic process."--Jacket.