Arthur E. Popham — Correggio&Apos;S Drawings

London, Published for the British Academy by the Oxford University Press, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Arthur E. Popham's fascinating study of the drawings of the renowned sixteenth century artist Antonio da Correggio. Arthur E. Popham was a renowned British art historian, renowned for his catalogue work at the British Museum. Antonio Allegri was the leading Emilian painter, and one of the greatest Italian artists of the Renaissance. He is often considered as the pioneer of illusionistic fresco decoration, but also painted many influential altarpieces and smaller scale religious paintings. This work not only explores more generally Correggio's technique and methods, but also provides a comprehensive catalogue of Correggio's drawings, and an incredibly detailed contextual and artistic study of the following works Drawings for the Cupola, Apse and Frieze of S. Giovanni Evangelista, Parma Drawings for the Del Bono Chapel in S. Giovanni Evangelista, Parma, and other Works Drawings for the Cupola of Parma Cathedral Drawings for the great Altarpieces Drawings for the Mythological and Allegorical Paintings This work also provides a fascinating study of Correggio's contemporaries, followers, and imitators. Copiously illustrated throughout with in-text black and white illustrations, and one hundred and ten black and white plates . In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt title to spine. Externally lovely, with only minor shelfwear to extremities and slight fading to spine, as usual with this colour binding. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Antonio da Correggio. Near Fine .