For the first post, my class is beginning an observational study/drawing of an old master's drawing. The primary purpose of this project is to focus on the marks made in the sketches of the old masters in the Renaissance. While these sketches were not particularly large, these drawings for the project will be proportionally enlarged significantly in order to further emphasize the mark making with the medium and make them easier to view. Though the scale of the sketch will be modified, all other aspects of the sketch will be kept the same, including proportion and medium used. The sketch I have selected to recreate is Study for the Baptism of the People by Andrea Del Sarto from 1515 in conté crayon. I chose this sketch, for I was attracted to the clear and deliberate mark making particularly around the legs and the arm in the background. In addition to this, I find the pose of the figure dynamic enough to make the process of recreation much more interesting. Pictured to the right is the reference picture I will be using during my process in observing the renaissance study. Del Sarto, Andrea. Study for the Baptism of the People. 1515, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Back to the Classics.com, http://www.backtoclassics.com/gallery/andr eadelsarto/studyforthebaptismofthepeople/
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