HOOKE'S FIGURATIONS: A FIGURAL DRAWING ATTRIBUTED TO ROBERT HOOKE

被引:4
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作者
Hunter, Matthew C. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Courtauld Inst Art, London WC2R 0RN, England
[2] CALTECH, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
来源
NOTES AND RECORDS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY | 2010年 / 64卷 / 03期
关键词
Robert Hooke; drawing; art; collecting; Ralph Thoresby; HOOKE; ROBERT;
D O I
10.1098/rsnr.2009.0060
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
The experimental philosopher Robert Hooke (1635-1703) is known to have apprenticed to the leading painter Peter Lely on his first arrival in London in the late 1640s. Yet the relevance of Hooke's artistic training to his mature draughtsmanship and identity has remained unclear. Shedding light on that larger interpretive problem, this article argues for the attribution to Hooke of a figural drawing now in Tate Britain (T10678). This attributed drawing is especially interesting because it depicts human subjects and bears Hooke's name functioning as an artistic signature, both highly unusual features for his draughtsmanship. From evidence of how this drawing was collected and physically placed alongside images by leading artists in the early eighteenth century, I suggest how it can offer new insight into the reception of Hooke and his graphic work in the early Enlightenment.
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页码:251 / 260
页数:10
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