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Title: Masterpieces of Architectural Drawing
Author: BENEDIK CHRISTIAN
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 01/03/2018
Imprint: PRESTEL VERLAG
Price: $105.00
Publishing status: Active
This book highlights architectural drawings from the Albertina’s superb collection and offers new
insights into the genre.
Since the medium began, artists have used architectural drawings to document the urban and
rural past and to envision the future. Covering a period that runs from the 16th-century to the
1930s, this collection of 140 architectural drawings presents a panoply of styles and perspectives
from some of the leading artists of their day, including Durer, Bernini, Hansen, Loos and others.
From delicately colored Baroque vedute and magnificent Renaissance buildings to Hapsburg
palaces and Art Deco structures, these works both document and reflect upon the architects and
the artists’ visions and hopes for our built environments. With detailed sketches and painters’
compositions, this book will fascinate architectural enthusiasts and art lovers alike.
ISBN: 9783791357218