Created by Sara BuckleyTumblr (3.0; @classicaldrawing)http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0d351d3ba8a711f3d7a4a6b654d01b9e/tumblr_mnc37deicL1rq2k5lo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bartholommeo (Baccio) Bandinelli</p> <p><em>Male Nude</em></p> <p>Red chalk</p> <p>16th century</p> <p>42.7 cm x 29 cm</p> <p>Paris, Musée du Louvre</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/51273763009http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/51273763009Fri, 24 May 2013 23:04:00 -0400artdrawingitalianrenaissancemalenudefigurestudyred chalksara buckleyflorentinehigh renaissance16th century<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aa6afb5be60df6d8e1476d783ccb32c5/tumblr_mmfv0o5swZ1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Raffaello Sanzio</em></p> <p><em>Angelo</em></p> <p><em>Sanguigna su carta</em></p> <p><em>20.3 x 22.5 cm.</em></p> <p><em>ca. 1515</em></p> <p><em>Collocazione Teylers Museum, Haarlem</em></p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/49864240570http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/49864240570Tue, 07 May 2013 13:24:24 -0400raphaelrenaissancehigh renaissanesara buckleyartdrawingred chalkfiguremaleangelstudysixteenth-century<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/013095a4ae5dd26fd2bd41cbd9138da9/tumblr_mm327gChiP1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Herbert James Draper (1864-1920)</p> <p>Study for Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities (Study of Children and Air Spirits)</p> <p>Chalk on paper</p> <p>ca. 1902</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/49277983018http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/49277983018Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:30:00 -0400artdrawingherbert james drapersara buckleystudyangelscherubschildrennudescollagevictorian eraenglishlondonpre-raphaelitepre raphaelite<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c8553296abe80bd6a2ac0ee49fc880a3/tumblr_ml8hplYDIw1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Roberto Ferri</p> <p>carboncino su carta I</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/47936184034http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/47936184034Sun, 14 Apr 2013 03:20:09 -0400roberto ferriartdrawingnudemalefigureitaliancontemporary<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/96ea823cc70da645b216cd0506731a1b/tumblr_ml2lx404fC1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>George Lawrence Bulleid</p> <p>Binding the Fillet</p> <p>Watercolor</p> <p>1858-1933</p> <p>est. 31 cm x 45.7 cm</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/47674305523http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/47674305523Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:05:28 -0400frenchacademicfigurefemalenudeartpaintingsketchunfinishedrealismsara buckleytonalismpastel<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/678ebb66ccece8a4b8e1aa5766b66981/tumblr_mkpog9zWwQ1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jusepe de Ribera (Lo Spagnoletto)</p> <p>Study for a Crucifixion of St. Peter</p> <p>Pen and brown ink on off-white paper</p> <p>1591-1652</p> <p>5-11/16 x 6-5/8 in. (14.4 x 16.8 cm)</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/47080975644http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/47080975644Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:31:21 -0400artdrawinginkjusepe de riberalo spagnolettostudysketchfiguremalesaint peterspanishspainitalybaroquetenebrismtruth over idealism<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dd67424c8ecc3a5f8bbd658a341d40e2/tumblr_mkcu81iSHG1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>William McGregor Paxton (American, 1869-1941)</p> <p>Study for Nausicaa</p> <p>Charcoal heightened with white on tan paper</p> <p>1933</p> <p>Signed and dated in pencil L.R.: Paxton / Jan 15 1933</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/46486035818http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/46486035818Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:07:13 -0400modernwilliam mcgregor paxtondrawingartsketchfemalenudefigurecontoursara buckeyamericanimpressionism<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8494aee8fd401f704c721bc72497602a/tumblr_mk8w9mxuoa1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919)</p> <p>Portrait of Séverine</p> <p>Charcoal and unfixed pastel on paper</p> <p>1885-7</p> <p>23 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (59.7 x 46.4 cm.)</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/46303693242http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/46303693242Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:00:58 -0400artauguste renoirsara buckleydrawingstudypastelfrenchimpressionism19th centuryfemalelimogescagnes-sur-merportraitblue<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7c253d1c656d5ace131d67bcc0fdedbf/tumblr_mjzah5Elz81rq2k5lo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Nikolai <a href="http://www.nikolai-blokhin.com/index.php" title="Blokhin" target="_blank">Blokhin</a> (Russian)</p> <p>Sketch (no title)</p> <p>Paper, sauce</p> <p>2008</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/45860765789http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/45860765789Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:31:00 -0400nikolai blokhinartdrawingsketchfigurerussiancontemporarymaleexpressivesara buckley<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b6517cc79a0c0cb876003cfcf27059ec/tumblr_mjvs1tZmbk1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Evan <a href="http://www.evankitson.com" title="Evan Kitson" target="_blank">Kitson</a></span></p> <p><span>Study of a Skull</span></p> <p><span>Graphite on paper</span></p> <p><span>2013</span></p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/45713076198http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/45713076198Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:01:05 -0400Evan Kitsondrawingartskullstudygraphiteanatomycontemporarynew yorkskeletonprofile<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/12dba0e7226e09d26b67c13711053a35/tumblr_miyjwuvgUM1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Edgar Degas</p> <p>Self-Portrait</p> <p>Black chalk and graphite, heightened with white on heavy beige wove paper</p> <p>by 1857</p> <p>11 3/4 x 9 1/8 in. (29.8 x 23.1 cm)</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/44258929277http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/44258929277Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:24:30 -0500edgar degassara buckleyartdrawingchalkself portraitsketchfrenchimpressionismfranceartist<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cec4b4f274158f7feb2bbdd5570941f3/tumblr_mii95szEeU1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span></span><span>Jacopo Pontormo (Italian Mannerist)</span></p> <p><span>Study of Angel for the Annunciation (Capponi Chapel)</span></p> <p><span>c. 1527-1528</span></p> <p><span>Black chalk and yellowish brown ink wash over traces of red chalk, heightened with traces of white, on paper.</span></p> <p><span>15 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. </span></p> <p><span>Uffizi, Florence, Italy.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/43550150641http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/43550150641Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:10:40 -0500mannerismmanneristpontormoartdrawingcartoonstudycompositiongridtonalitalianrenaissance16th centurysanta felicitachapelcapponiangelmalefigurefigurativesara buckleydrapery<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/153bf6c3b5833c0e649c4fd5f3ed0e7b/tumblr_mi6h71uAlB1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Michelangelo Buonarroti</span></p> <p><span>Male Nude, Seen from the Rear (recto) </span></p> <p><span>Black chalk, pen and brown ink</span></p> <p><span>260 x 170 mm</span></p> <p><span>1503-04</span></p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/43025203392http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/43025203392Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:33:01 -0500michelangeloartdrawinginkpapersara buckleybuonarrotirenaissancehigh renaissancefigurativemalenudeitalian art16th centurystudysketchhatching<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ff95b419c787927f5312540fe5466ed1/tumblr_mgwb807IRD1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (1834-1917)</p> <p>Dancer in Fourth Position</p> <p>Charcoal, with stumping, on buff paper</p> <p>1885</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/40960320997http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/40960320997Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:14:24 -0500sara buckleyartdrawingdegasimpressionismdancerballerinagirlcolorsketch19th centuryfrenchmovementlines<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dc6ba0768f108a53215d1146ac424de6/tumblr_mgwb1sfd7S1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (1834-1917)</p> <p>Paris Dancer</p> <p>Charcoal, with stumping, on buff paper</p> <p>unknown date, 19th century</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/40960040597http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/40960040597Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:10:40 -0500sara buckleyartdrawingdancerballerinaparisdegasimpressionismcolorpastelfrenchsketchbluepink19th century<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0d4436b62c4c76eb4a7d761a3a0ea8c1/tumblr_mezydgD0Th1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841 - 1919)</p> <p>Multifigure study drawing for <em>The Bathers </em><br/><span class="st"></span></p> <p><span class="st">(Les Baigneuses)</span></p> <p>ca. 1884</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/37873697590http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/37873697590Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:20:00 -0500impressionismpierreaugusterenoirpierre auguste renoirsara buckleyartdrawingfrench19th centuryeuropean1884the bathersstudysketchcontourmultifigureclassicalmonochromatic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meldx0JlI51rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pierre Auguste Renoir</p> <p>Nude from the back</p> <p>Pastel on paper</p> <p>1879</p> <p>Museum Collection Rosengart, Luzern, Switzerland</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/37313754710http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/37313754710Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:31:48 -0500pierreaugusterenoirsara buckleyartdrawingpierre auguste renoirpastelcolor1879frenchimpressionismnudedorsalbackmuseum rosengartsketchstudy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mea0mze0Re1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)</p> <p>A Lion Hunt, sketch</p> <p>Oil on oak</p> <p>74 cm. x 105 cm.</p> <p>1614-5 (painting completed 1621)</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/36846408817http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/36846408817Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:11:00 -050017th centuryAntwerp schoola lion huntartbaroquechaosdrawingflandersflemishhorsehorsemenhuntingmovementoiloil on oakpaintingpeter paul rubenssara buckleysketchunfinishedrubenspeterpaul<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me4snp1Q5F1rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)</p> <p>Rosina Ferrara, Head of a Capri Girl</p> <p>Oil on cardboard</p> <p>Signed, inscribed, and dated by the artist at lower right, <em>To my friend Hyde / souvenir of / John S. Sargent / Capri 1878</em></p> <p>12 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.</p> <p>1878</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/36649403117http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/36649403117Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:30:00 -0500187819th Centuryamerican artistartart blogcapridrawingedwardian eraen plein airferrarafrank hydegrand mannerhydejohnjohn singer sargentmuseoil on cardboardpaintingrealismrosinarosina ferrarasargentsingersara buckley<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me4qrx8oX91rq2k5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Martin <a href="http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=3040&page=1" title="Bio">Schongauer</a> (1450-1491)</p> <p>A Foolish Virgin</p> <p>Engraving</p> <p>143 mm (5.63 in) x 108 mm (4.25 in)</p> <p>1480s</p>http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/36647078213http://classicaldrawing.tumblr.com/post/36647078213Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:50:00 -050015th centuryBreisacha foolish virginartengravinggermangermanymartin schongauerportraitprintmakingrenaissancesara buckleymartinschongauervirgin