Drawing Samples for Copying (Obraztsy Dlya Kopirovaniya)

This unique album presents drawings made by best Russian Academy students in 18-19 centuries. Many of these drawings, which were kept in the Academy Museum for centuries, were given to other museums and libraries after the 1917 Revolution and thus were lost for the Academy forever. For the first time these drawings are collected together in one publication that not only presents perfect reproductions but - thanks to modern technologies - provides unique closeups of all of the drawings printed there. === FROM THE PUBLISHER === A creation of this album was made possible by a tremendous work done by its originator Prof. V.A. Mogilevtsev who within two years was searching for and selecting works from museums and archives of the Academy of Arts, the Russian State Museum and the Tretyakov Gallery. As a result of his effort was a possibility to finally present many very valuable and unique drawings, which are often stored in archives and appear on public display only during major exhibitions. Enlarged details of all illustrations in this book provide a unique opportunity for studying and copying even the smallest details of drawings. Large format book, matte coated paper, hard cover, bi-lingual edition (Russian and English), 132 pages with 155 of highest quality images. -- About Author: V. A. Mogilevtsev is a leading professor and a Head of the Drawing Department at the Russian Academy of Arts (aka Repin Institute), where he is teaching senior students since 1995. In 2011, Professor Mogilevtsev received Gold and Silver Medals for his teaching achievements and for his books Academic Drawings & Sketches (ISBN: 978-5904957018) and Fundamentals of Drawing (ISBN: 978-5904957056).