draftsmanship

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Christie’s will test Michelangelo’s draftsmanship by offering up his estimated $1.5 million preparatory drawing of a foot with ties to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

“He had studied draftsmanship, so was sent to Kyoto to do architectural drawings.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 25, 2023

The mere fact of his draftsmanship impresses his friend and fellow artist Glenn Ligon, part of the same generation of Black artists that Golden said “redefined the space of the contemporary art world.”

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023

He spoke no English, she recalled in an oral history interview, but was impressed by her draftsmanship and taught her and a classmate free of charge for two years.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2022

Rembrandt’s draftsmanship is so forceful that it allows us to mentally trace the movements of the master’s hand with astonishing vividness.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson