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Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman January 22, 2003–March 30, 2003 Special Exhibition Galleries, 2nd floor |
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The first comprehensive survey of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings ever
presented in America, this international loan exhibition will bring
together nearly 120 works of extraordinary beauty by one of the great
masters of all time. Even in an era of boundless scientific discovery and
technological invention, and of sublime artistic and humanistic
achievement, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) stands as a supreme icon in
western consciousness—the very embodiment of the universal Renaissance
genius. The exhibition will survey Leonardo's staggering contribution as
an artist, scientist, theorist, and teacher. Gathered from private and
public collections in Europe and North America, the selection of drawings
will include rarely exhibited works and will illustrate a great variety of
drawing types. The exhibition will also integrate a small group of
drawings by artists critical to Leonardo's formation in Florence and to
his multifaceted activity in Milan, in an attempt to offer a unified view
of the great master's legacy. |
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