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Description: | IU, unbound s. on plate b. r. "WW Ryland sct. 1762"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Michel Angelo delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "In the Collection of Mr Reynolds / CR edit."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "14 [circled]" CRE RYLAND, William, Wynne; (English; 1732-1783) AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI; (Italian; 1475-1564) PUB ROGERS, Charles; (English; 1711-1784) This unbound volume is part of William Hunter's original bequest. Published by Charles Rogers (1711-1784), an eminent eighteenth century collector, it consists of 112 prints accompanied by introductory texts on the artists represented. It highlights the wealth of old master drawings held in contemporary private British collections and is among the most impressive art historical writings of 18th century England.
Previously owned by some of the most distinguished artist collectors in Britain, this study was obviously of interest to artists. When engraved for Rogers it belonged to the leading portrait painter and prolific collector Joshua Reynolds (1728-1792) who lent 15 drawings for Rogers' project. Reynolds had a very high regard for Michelangelo and urged his students to work as if the great artist himself would examine and judge their work.
Inscriptions on the back of the drawing suggest it was a study in which Michelangelo was working out plans for a restoration to the ancient Belvedere torso sculpture. Rogers discusses this idea in his text, noting that the drawing does not correspond accurately with the sculpture. This is one of two drawings by Michelangelo represented in the volume (Glaha 8991). | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | SCULPTURE : MYTHOLOGY : IMITATION : DRAWING : REYNOLDS : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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