Book DescriptionThe second in the series "Drawing Gallery", co-edited by the Musee du Louvre and 5 Continents Editions, this book introduces in an elegant, concise volume one of the foremost collections of drawings in the world. This book, devoted to the Italian master Andrea del Verrocchio (1435/36?1488) and two of his pupils, Francesco di Simone Ferrucci (ca. 1437?1493) and Lorenzo di Credi (ca. 1459?1537), pays tribute to one of the most prestigious art workshops in Florence during the second half of the fifteenth century. It was here, in this crucible of talents that Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Pietro Perugino and Domenico Ghirlandaio began their training. Among the Italian drawings in the Louvre collection, which boasts particularly significant sheets from the Florentine Quattrocento graphic production, the selection we are presenting here deserves careful attention for its exceptional artistic quality and variety of imagery, as well as its...