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The draftsmanship of Jacopo Chimenti da Empoli

Porter, Mary Allen
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1061992945

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1995, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Art History.
This study examines the draftsmanship of Jacopo Chimenti da Empoli (1551-1640). As an artist working during the years of the Counter Reformation, Empoli's drawings and paintings reflect his awareness and response to the dictates of the Council of Trent as interpreted by Charles Borromeo. Adhering to the Tridentine decrees relevant to church decoration, Jacopo created simple compositional arrangements portraying devotional themes easily understood by the populace. Rejecting the intellectual and decorative artifices of the High Maniera, and, following the artistic reforms of Santi di Tito, Empoli fervently studied the figure from life. His drawings are characterized by a pronounced linearity articulating the contours of the human form. His studies of the nude figure reveal little anatomical definition while aggressive strokes of chalk describe the volumetric form of the figure. Empoli's practice of tinting the surface of the paper with colored washes was singular among his contemporaries and a hallmark of his graphic style.
Edward Olszewski (Advisor)
598 p.
Art History
Jacopo Chimenti da Empoli, draftsman; Counter Reformation

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  • Porter, M. A. (1995). The draftsmanship of Jacopo Chimenti da Empoli [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1061992945

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Porter, Mary. The draftsmanship of Jacopo Chimenti da Empoli. 1995. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1061992945.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Porter, Mary. "The draftsmanship of Jacopo Chimenti da Empoli." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 1995. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1061992945

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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