Underdrawings in Renaissance Paintings Art in the Making

Preliminary drawings beneath the surface layers of a painting-called underdrawings-can often be made visible through infra-red reflectography, a technique that sheds new light on attribution, style, changes in composition, and workshop practices. This fascinating book presents the results of the National Gallery's pioneering research on the underdrawings of paintings by such Renaissance masters as Raphael, Giorgione, Cranach, and Bruegel.Bomford, David is the author of 'Underdrawings in Renaissance Paintings Art in the Making', published 2003 under ISBN 9780300092257 and ISBN 0300092253.