Master Class in Drawing - Graphite, Chalk & Ink - From the Met Museum Collection + Chopped Fruit, Mushroom, Spinach & Nut SALAD

Detail, Ingres, General Louis-Étienne Dulong de Rosnay, 1818

ART

Drawings 

Selections from the Met Museum's Permanent Collection

(Examples of how a few master artists made their drawings, including a selection of portrait drawings by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres {1780–1867})

- Last year the Metropolitan Museum of Art pulled some gems out of their vault of drawings.

- The exhibition included a selection of highlights of recent acquisitions in the area of French drawings.The French Baroque, the eighteenth century, the Neoclassical, early Romantic periods and nineteenth-century drawings were represented.

- Much can be learned from a close look at master drawings!

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar, Gaetano Rossi Napoletano, Conté crayon

Detail, Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar, Gaetano Rossi Napoletano, Conté crayon

 Ingres, Mrs. Charles Badham, 1816 graphite 

 Detail, Ingres, Mrs. Charles Badham, 1816 graphite 

Antoine Watteau, Seated Woman Holding a Fan, 1717 chalk

Detail, Antoine Watteau, Seated Woman Holding a Fan, 1717 chalk

 

Ingres, General Louis-Étienne Dulong de Rosnay, 1818

Detail, Ingres, General Louis-Étienne Dulong de Rosnay, 1818

(See detail of this drawing at top af this issue.)

Background Detail - Ingres, General Louis-Étienne Dulong de Rosnay, 1818

Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson, French 1767-1824, Portrait Louis-Francois Bertin the Elder c. 1808, chalk

Detail, Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson, French 1767-1824, Portrait Louis-Francois Bertin the Elder c. 1808, chalk

Antoine Watteau, French 1684-1721, Study - Woman's Head & Hands

Detail, Antoine Watteau, French 1684-1721, Study - Woman's Head & Hands

Georges Seurat, French 1859-1891
Study "The Models" 1888 pen & ink over graphite

Detail, Georges Seurat, French 1859-1891, Study "The Models" 1888 pen & ink over graphite

Ingres, Armand Bertin, 1842, graphite

DETAILS, Ingres, Armand Bertin, 1842, graphite

Ingres, Madame Armand Bertin, graphite

Detail, Ingres, Madame Armand Bertin, graphite

Ingres, detail-hands, Madame Armand Bertin, graphite

DETAIL, Ingres' signature, Madame Armand Bertin, graphite

INGRES, Portrait of the Artist Henri Lehman

DETAIL, INGRES, Portrait of the Artist Henri Lehman

 

Ingres, Portrait of a Lady, graphite

Detail, Ingres, Portrait of a Lady, graphite

 

Ingres, Jean-Joseph Frournier 1815, graphite

Detail, Ingres, Jean-Joseph Frournier 1815, graphite

Louis Lafitte, French 1770-1828, Portrait of a Man 1793, conté crayon

Detail, Louis Lafitte, French 1770-1828, Portrait of a Man 1793, conté crayon

Michelangelo, Italian 1475-1564,
Male Nude c. 1560 chalk

Detail, Michelangelo, Italian 1475-1564, Male Nude c. 1560 chalk

Théodore Chassériau, French 1819-1856, Portrait of a Seated Man, conté crayon

Théodore Chassériau, French 1819-1856, Portrait of a Seated Man, conté crayon

Tiepolo, Italian 1696-1770, St. Jerome in the Desert c.1728

Detail, Tiepolo, Italian 1696-1770, St. Jerome in the Desert c.1728

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater, French 1695-1736, Man Leaning on a Wall, Red Chalk  

Detail, Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater, French 1695-1736, Man Leaning on a Wall, Red Chalk  

 

Veronese, Italian 1528-1588 (Studies c. 1582) pen & ink w/ wash 

Detail, Veronese, Italian 1528-1588 (Studies c. 1582) pen & ink w/ wash 

(Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, photos taken with permission)

FOOD: SALAD

Chopped Fruit, Mushroom, Spinach & Nut 

Ingredients

Strawberries

Apples

Mushrooms

Pecans

Spinach

Blueberries

Vinaigrette Dressing

Directions

Chop all ingredients into small pieces. Make a vinaigrette dressing, add and toss. Serve and top with a strawberry.

Basic Vinaigrette

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 tablespoons of white, cider, or wine vinegar (not balsamic)

Squeeze of lemon juice

pinch salt

pinch fresh-ground black pepper

Until Later, 

Jack

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