Durer To Van Dyck: Drawings From Chatsworth House

A unique opportunity to see rare and beautiful drawings by some of the biggest names in European art. Chatsworth House in Derbyshire holds one of the finest and most significant private collections of Old Master drawings in the world, but they are rarely seen and very little has been published on them. This book showcases 46 drawings from this exceptional collection, including superb watercolours and drawings by famous German Renaissance artists Albrecht Dürer and Hans Holbein alongside the baroque splendour of Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck. It will reveal intimate insights into the artists' practice and their ways of recording the world. The captivating selection of drawings will be introduced and contextualised by Charles Noble, Curator of Fine Art at Chatsworth House. Each image will be explained and examined based on rigorous new research, offering new insights into the work of some of art's biggest names. AUTHORS: Charles Noble is Emeritus Curator, Fine Art at Chatsworth House. Gregory Rubinstein is Senior Director and Head of the Old Master Drawings Department Worldwide at Sotheby's. Christian Tico Seifert is Senior Curator, European & Scottish Art & Portraiture at the National Galleries of Scotland. SELLING POINTS: . Published to accompany Dürer to Rembrandt: Drawings from Chatsworth exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh in winter, from 9 November 2024 to 23 February 2025 . Among the artists featured are Peter Paul Rubens, Albrecht Dürer, Hans Holbein, Anthony van Dyck and Rembrandt. While these artists are among the most celebrated and well known in European art, the drawings featured in this book are rarely seen and will offer new insights into their practice . Each image will be accompanied by explanatory text written by one of the three expert authors based on new research that will add valuable information to our knowledge of these artists 140 colour illustrations