A Century of Italian Drawings

The Renaissance was a time that many believe was the peak era for figurative drawings.  No one studied the human form as seriously and as aesthetically as the artists working in the Italian Renaissance.

Want to see 70 original Italian Renaissance Drawings spanning a Century?...including the likes of Michelangelo?  A coincidence that you ask, because between now and April 5th, you can see these drawings from the Prado Museum collection brought from Spain now at the Block Museum of Art, on Northwester Univeristy's campus.

Click on the link for more information, and the address is listed below.

Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci: A Century of Italian Drawings 

from the Prado

Block Museum of Art   

40 Arts Circle Drive   

Evanston, IL   60208

"Focusing on the period from roughly 1520 to 1620, this exhibition highlights the exceptional technical proficiency achieved by artists of the time while demonstrating the importance of drawing in the creation of multiple types of art, including ceramics, frescos, prints, tapestries, and stained glass."

If you are interested in drawing, or the figure, this is a regional show you won't want to miss!  Otherwise, you can always see these drawings the next time you are in Spain!

P.S.  A Robert Mapplethorpe Photography show is there as well.