• ‘Perfect linearity’: why Botticelli’s drawing abilities remain one-of-a-kind

    An expansive exhibition in San Francisco brings together the artist’s influential work, including five newly attributed piecesThroughout the Renaissance, drawings became an integral part of the massive paintings and frescoes that have long been associated with that period. Among other things, they were a way for artists to get a feel for how to arrange the space of a composition, and they also helped artists hone the incredibly lifelike poses that have become synonymous with masterworks fr

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