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2021
Book chapter
A carrier bag theory of drawing
This essay examines drawing as a technology, using the lens of author Ursula Le Guin's 1986 essay 'A Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction' to reflect on many of the drawings exhibited as part of the Drawing Room's 'Drawing Biennial 2021'.Seligman, Isabel
biennial, carrier bag, and drawing
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2021
Book chapter
Word and image in the drawings of Unica Zürn
An investigation of the interaction between word and image in the composite anagram poem-drawings of the Surrealist artist Unica Zürn.Seligman, Isabel ; Seligman, Isabel ; Mason, Louis ; Kivland, Sharon ; Newman, Michael ; Macfarlane, Kate …
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2022
Journal article
Putting the pieces back together: Rembrandt's Lamentation drawing under the microscope
A thorough examination of Rembrandt’s early drawing of the Lamentation at the Foot of the Cross in the British Museum (Benesch 154; registration number Oo,9.103) using magnification (x10), transmitted light, infrared imaging and Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), in order to conclusively establish the construction of the paper and the different...Horbatsch, Olenka ; Snow, Rebecca ; Taylor, Samantha
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2020
Book
Piranesi Drawings: Visions of Antiquity
The British Museum's collection of 51 drawings by the Venetian 18th-century artist is published and analysed for the first time with new findings about their dating, function and provenanceVowles, Sarah
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2020
Book chapter
Conversations with the past: the influence of Rembrandt, Ingres and Picasso on Hockney's graphic portraits
An ‘In Focus’ essay exploring the relationship between Hockney's graphic portraits, and works by Rembrandt, Ingres, and Picasso.Seligman, Isabel ; Howgate, Sarah