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Title page of the Original and Famous Art Drawing Book
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The role played by sculptural models in drawing instruction is explicitly conveyed on the title page of Abraham Bloemaert’s ‘konstryk tekenboek’ (artful drawing book), a manual for aspiring artists. Surrounded by casts of sculptures, a young artist is busy copying a sculpture of an old man reclining. Hanging on the wall are plaster models of larger than life-size body parts. Frederik Bloemaert made this title page for his father’s book.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTitelpagina Oorspronkelyk en vermaard konstryk tekenboek. 1650 - 1656. Frederick Bloemaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
