Resumen de "...As if one were painting with colors": Samuel van Hoogstraten and the Pictorial Drawing
The article discusses 17th-century Dutch artist Samuel van Hoogstraten, a pupil of artist Rembrandt van Rijn. The author describes Van Hoogstraten's writings on art including his 1678 book “Inleyding tot de Iwoge sclwole der schilderkonst, anders de Zichtbaere Wer (Introduction to the Academy of Painting, or the Visible World),” a treatise on drawing and painting. Other topics include Van Hoogstraten's drawing technique using materials such as red chalk and pen and ink, Van Hoogstraten's biblical drawing technique developed at Rembrandt's workshop, and the attribution of drawings by Van Hoogstraten. Specific drawings analyzed include “Balaam Blessing the Israelites,” “Rachel Asking Leah for Mandrakes,” and “Peter's Vision of the Unclean Beasts.”
