Czére Andrea szerk.: A Szépművészeti Múzeum közleményei (Budapest, 2008)

TERÉZ GERSZI: Frans Floris' Early Drawings in Budapest

made after Polidoro da Caravaggio. However, it is the boat scene that is of interest to us due to its pen-and-ink sketch style matching that of the Budapest work in regard to the general impression and the depiction of the details. On both sheets the figures drawn with continuous thin lines appear from out of a hatched background. With one exception the Parisian sheet shows only men, who Floris drew with the same kind of hollow eyes, similar noses and unelaborated hands as the figures in the Budapest drawing. When comparing the two works, it must be taken into account that the Parisian one is a copy after an Italian model, where the type and style of the model exerted some influence, but the Budapest drawing is an independent work. However, the works have a shared feature: the empty spaces between the figures are filled in with a dense hatching of short parallel lines, thus enhancing the "horror vacui" effect in the crowded composition. The young artist was exposed to various influences during his sojourns in Rome, Mantua and Genoa.

11 Besides studying panels, frescos and ancient sculptures he was also influenced 4 ANTONIO FANTUZZ1 AFTER FRANCESCO PRIMATICCIO (?). MUSES AT THE TOOT OF MOUNT PARNASSUS, ETC! 1

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