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The invention of drawing

The invention of drawing. Gyges of Lydia tracing his own shadow on the ground in sunlight (above) and Kora of Sicyon, daughter of potter Butades, drawing the outline of her lover on a wall by candlelight (below). Copperplate engraving by Johann Jacob von Sandrart after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his L'Academia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura and Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675

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14016660
Media ID
46688464
Size
4637px x 7174px (12.3MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Joachim von Sandrart

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17th Century Candlelight Della Architectura Galleria Giustiniana German Academy Of Architecture Jacob Von Sandrart Joachim Von Sandrart Lacademia Todesca Oder Teutsche Academie Outline Sculpture And Painting Scultura And Pittura Tracing


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