The current exhibit at the Frick, "Andrea del Sarto: The Renaissance Workshop in Action," features drawings that became the basis for his paintings. The curators quote from Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists to the effect that del Sarto's work was "free from errors and absolutely perfect in every aspect." There are, for instance, six drawings that del Sarto developed for the "Madonna of the Steps" including one of "Arms, Legs, Hands and Drapery" (1522) done in red and black chalk and one "Hea...
The current exhibit at the Frick, "Andrea del Sarto: The Renaissance Workshop in Action," features drawings that became the basis for his paintings. The curators quote from Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists to the effect that del Sarto's work was "free from errors and absolutely perfect in every aspect." There are, for instance, six drawings that del Sarto developed for the "Madonna of the Steps" including one of "Arms, Legs, Hands and Drapery" (1522) done in red and black chalk and one "Hea...
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