Sheet of Studies and Sketches, 1858. Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917). Graphite, pen and brown ink, and watercolor; sheet: x cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/4 in.). Degas traveled to Florence, Italy, in July 1858, where he made this sheet of studies. The featured imagery is fragmented and dissociated, suggesting the young artist's engagement with art of the past. The refined female head drawn at center in graphite was copied from a drawing then attributed to Leonardo da Vinco in the Uffizi Gallery's collection. Other sketches record Degas's responses to Florentine sculpture. At upper right, he sk
Sheet of Studies and Sketches, 1858. Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917). Graphite, pen and brown ink, and watercolor; sheet: x cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/4 in.). Degas traveled to Florence, Italy, in July 1858, where he made this sheet of studies. The featured imagery is fragmented and dissociated, suggesting the young artist's engagement with art of the past. The refined female head drawn at center in graphite was copied from a drawing then attributed to Leonardo da Vinco in the Uffizi Gallery's collection. Other sketches record Degas's responses to Florentine sculpture. At upper right, he sketched an informal portrait of his cousin Giulia Bellelli, probably from life.
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