Rudi Ekkart Deaf, dumb & brilliant

Johannes Thopas; master draughtsman

The Dutch draughtsman Johan Thopas, who was born in 1626 both deaf and dumb, was only known to a small group of connoisseurs, dealers and collectors.Beginning with his earliest works (two beautiful miniatures of 1646 in the Fondation Custodia in Paris), Thopas produced refine drawings, usually with lead point on parchment. He had an almost magic control of the lead point, and his sense of texture and the way he was able to achieve this with minimal means is astounding, setting him apart from other...

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Duits | Engels | Nederlands | 200 pagina's | Paul Holberton Publishing, London | 2014

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