The 1000++ Artworks of media Paper and containing the word leonardo da vinci, paper, early renaissance, 1500

Working in the cosmopolitan city of Nanjing, Liu Yu was exposed to a wide range of artistic influences. His volumetric mountain masses arrayed in sweeping patterns reflect the influence of Dong Qichang (1555–1636). The pale, dry brushwork set off by jet black foliage dots suggests familiarity with t...

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Birds on a tree branch

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Hiroshi Senju’s waterfall paintings—almost abstract but still creating the impression of water in motion—have become his signature pieces. Each is a unique evocation of an encounter with nature. The artist sees himself as working in the legacy of Nihonga painters who, beginning in the late nineteent...

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In 1809 the 2nd Lord Braybrooke, Richard Aldworth Neville, created the ‘Audley End Scrapbook’. Perhaps motivated by an interest in the history of the house, he collected and copied engravings and illustrations that told the story of the house, its surroundings and its succession of residents. The Sc...

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This beautiful female nude, compellingly set off by a black background, was not drawn from life, but constructed. On the recto, we can see that all of the essential points of the body were laid out with the help of rectangles and the extensive use of a compass. This geometric method of construction ...

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