White Heightening Collection

Agapanthus, (pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening on pape)
651949 Agapanthus, (pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening on pape) by Ehret, Georg Dionysius (1710-70); 51.8x35.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Agapanthus)

View of Prince Alberts Swiss Cottage, 1847 (pencil
652000 View of Prince Alberts Swiss Cottage, 1847 (pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening) by Swarbreck

Studies of Butterflies and Insects, (pencil, pen and ink with touches of white
651952 Studies of Butterflies and Insects, (pencil, pen and ink with touches of white heightening and bodyco) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); 24.4x20.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

View of the Bedroom where Napoleon III died, Camden Place, Chislehurst, Kent
652001 View of the Bedroom where Napoleon III died, Camden Place, Chislehurst, Kent, 1873 (pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening) by Kilburne

Head of an Old Man, 1521 (pen and ink)
3696956 Head of an Old Man, 1521 (pen and ink) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Portrait of a man aged ninety-three Brush)

Praying Hands, 1508 (brush, ink and wash)
3696948 Praying Hands, 1508 (brush, ink and wash) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 29.1x19.7 cm; Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna

A View of Saint Peters Square Under Berninis Columns
827613 A View of Saint Peters Square Under Berninis Columns, the Sistine Chapel and Papal Palace Beyond; Une Vue de la Place Saint Pierre de Dessous les Colonnades du Bernin

Studies of Insects, (pencil, pen and ink with touches of white heightening, bodycolou)
651953 Studies of Insects, (pencil, pen and ink with touches of white heightening, bodycolou) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); 23.2x19.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Tired of Waiting, 1881 (pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening)
828478 Tired of Waiting, 1881 (pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening) by Hopkins, Arthur (1848-1930); 56.5x75.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tired of Waiting)

The Departure of Charles II from Bentley in Staffordshire, the house of Colonel Lane
828388 The Departure of Charles II from Bentley in Staffordshire, the house of Colonel Lane, (pencil and watercolour) by Landseer

Sketchbook Preziosi Amadeo 1816-1882 pencil gray wash
Sketchbook, Preziosi, Amadeo, 1816-1882, pencil, gray wash, white heightening, 1875, The sketchbook by Maltese artist Preziosi comprises drawings of sites and cultural monuments in Paris, Versailles

Portrait Napoleone Orsini II Attributed Bernardino Capitelli
Portrait of Napoleone Orsini II; Attributed to Bernardino Capitelli (Italian, 1589 - 1639); about 1628; Pen and black ink, gray wash and white heightening

Charity Studies Entablatures recto Frieze Putti
Charity and Studies of Entablatures (recto); Frieze of Putti (verso); Paolo Farinati (Italian, 1524 - 1606); Italy; about 1580; Pen and brown ink, brown wash

Mars Venus Abraham Bloemaert Dutch 1564 1651
Mars and Venus; Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564 - 1651); about 1592; Pen and brown ink, brown wash, white heightening over traces of black chalk; 41.1 x 30.2 cm (16 3, 16 x 11 7, 8 in.)

Raising Son Widow Naim recto Madonna Child Saints
Raising of the Son of the Widow of Naim (recto) Madonna and Child with Saints (verso); Giovanni Battista Naldini (Italian, about 1537 - 1591); Italy; about 1570 - 1580; Pen and iron gall ink

Verona Sketchbook Monk page 25 1760 Francesco Lorenzi
Verona Sketchbook: Monk (page 25), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Drapery study page 48 1760
Verona Sketchbook: Drapery study (page 48), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Soldiers page 73 1760 Francesco Lorenzi
Verona Sketchbook: Soldiers (page 73), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Putto lower half body page 24
Verona Sketchbook: Putto (lower half of body) (page 24), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Drapery study page 50 1760
Verona Sketchbook: Drapery study (page 50), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Study hands page 23 1760 Francesco Lorenzi
Verona Sketchbook: Study of hands (page 23), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Red chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Male head page 76 1760 Francesco Lorenzi
Verona Sketchbook: Male head (page 76), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Right arm hand page 49 1760
Verona Sketchbook: Right arm and hand (page 49), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Left arm hand page 75 1760
Verona Sketchbook: Left arm and hand (page 75), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Putto page 22 1760 Francesco Lorenzi
Verona Sketchbook: Putto (page 22), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Study hands skull page 21 1760
Verona Sketchbook:Study of hands and skull (page 21), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening

Verona Sketchbook Female nude looking left shoulder
Verona Sketchbook: Female nude looking over left shoulder (page 74), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Female right arm hand page 44
Verona Sketchbook: Female right arm and hand (page 44), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Soldier page 96 1760 Francesco Lorenzi
Verona Sketchbook: Soldier (page 96), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Drapery studies page 17 1760
Verona Sketchbook: Drapery studies (page 17), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black and red chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Drapery study page 43 1760
Verona Sketchbook: Drapery study (page 43), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Left arm hand page 47 1760
Verona Sketchbook: Left arm and hand (page 47), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Figures roundel study hand
Verona Sketchbook: Figures in a roundel with study of a hand (page 70), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Drapery studies page 69 1760
Verona Sketchbook: Drapery studies (page 69), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Drapery page 20 1760 Francesco Lorenzi
Verona Sketchbook: Drapery (page 20), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Left arm hand page 46 1760
Verona Sketchbook: Left arm and hand (page 46), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Standing male drapery page 19
Verona Sketchbook: Standing male with drapery (page 19), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Architectural motifs female head
Verona Sketchbook: Architectural motifs with female head (page 45), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Male figure drapery page 71
Verona Sketchbook: Male figure with drapery (page 71), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Drapery study page 38 1760
Verona Sketchbook: Drapery study (page 38), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Red chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Female head left hand page 42
Verona Sketchbook: Female head and left hand (page 42), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Right arm hand page 95 1760
Verona Sketchbook: Right arm and hand (page 95), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Drapery study page 41 1760
Verona Sketchbook: Drapery study (page 41), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Drapery study page 37 1760
Verona Sketchbook: Drapery study (page 37), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Male head page 89 1760 Francesco Lorenzi
Verona Sketchbook: Male head (page 89), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Female figure open book page 63
Verona Sketchbook: Female figure with open book (page 63), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Verona Sketchbook Figure upraised right arm drapery studies
Verona Sketchbook: Figure with upraised right arm and drapery studies (page 68), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787)

Verona Sketchbook Figure child roundel page 67
Verona Sketchbook: Figure with child in roundel (page 67), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

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"White Heightening: Illuminating Artistic Masterpieces with Subtle Brilliance" Step into the world of artistry and explore the enchanting technique known as "white heightening. " This captivating method, characterized by delicate touches of white, adds a touch of ethereal luminosity to various artistic mediums. From pencil and watercolor to pen and ink, this technique has graced numerous masterpieces throughout history. In Agapanthus, a mesmerizing painting created with pencil and watercolor on paper, the artist skillfully employs white heightening to enhance the intricate details of these beautiful flowers. The subtle strokes of white bring forth an exquisite radiance that breathes life into every petal. Prince Albert's Swiss Cottage transports us back to 1847 through a remarkable pencil drawing. Here, glimpses delicately accentuate architectural elements, lending depth and dimension to this picturesque scene. The Studies of Butterflies and Insects exhibit meticulous precision in their creation. Executed using pencil, pen, and ink with hints of white heightening, these illustrations capture nature's intricate beauty in astonishing detail. The addition of white elevates each creature's presence on paper while highlighting their fragile elegance. A View of the Bedroom where Napoleon III died takes us inside history itself. Rendered in pen and ink by a skilled artist's hand, this piece showcases how strategic use can create contrast within shadows—bringing light even into somber spaces. Head Of An Old Man draws us closer to humanity's essence through its expertly executed pen-and-ink portrayal. White highlights gracefully illuminate wrinkles etched upon his face—a testament to both age and wisdom captured forever on paper. Praying Hands evokes profound emotions through brushwork infused with ink washes from 1508. With judicious application techniques amidst darkness emerges hope—a poignant reminder that faith transcends all boundaries.