Engraver and etcher Gilles Demarteau introduced stipple engraving and published the works of Francois Boucher for a wide audience. Demarteau often etched details of a well-known work; this piece by the artist is, in fact, a pencil drawing of a certain area of Raphael’s “Transfiguration of Jesus”, focusing on a woman in the fore of the master’s canvas.
Detail of Raphael's Transfiguration of Jesus, c.1765, Pencil Drawing with Brown Color WashGilles Demarteau French (1732 - 1776) |
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Engraver and etcher Gilles Demarteau introduced stipple engraving and published the works of Francois Boucher for a wide audience. Demarteau often etched details of a well-known work; this piece by the artist is, in fact, a pencil drawing of a certain area of Raphael’s “Transfiguration of Jesus”, focusing on a woman in the fore of the master’s canvas. |
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