90 Artists Magazine May 2019
Must-see museum exhibitions
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NOW
California
SPECTACULAR
MYSTERIES:
RENAISSANCE
DRAWINGS
REVEALED
J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM, GETTY
CENTER • LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
GETTY.EDU • THROUGH APRIL 28“Spectacular Mysteries: Renaissance
Drawings Revealed” displays
European drawings from the years
between 1475 and 1600—the
approximate dates considered to be
the Renaissance period. These years
were transformative for all sectors
of cultural expression, but drawing,
especially, became more sophisticated
in execution and more integrated
into the process of making two-
dimensional art. According to the
museum, “Today, Italian Renaissance
drawings are considered some of the
most spectacular products of the
Western tradition. Yet, they often
remain shrouded in mystery, their
purpose, subjects and even their
makers, unknown.”
The exhibition will show rarely
seen works from private collections,
as well as drawings from the
museum’s permanent collection.
Museum Director Timothy Potts says,
“This display, which includes some of
our best Italian drawings, provides
many insights into the methods
curators use to investigate the
purpose and meaning of these super-
lative works of art, and some of the
revelations they have disclosed.”1.- Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
by Paolo Farinati
black chalk, pen and ink, washed ink
heightened with white chalk, 13¾ x18⅛
©PRIVATE COLLECTION - Study of a Mourning Woman
by Michelangelo Buonarroti
pen and brown ink, heightened with
white lead opaque watercolor,
10¼ x6½
©THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES - Heads of Two Dominican Friars
by Fra Bartolommeo (Baccio della
Porta)
red chalk, 5³⁄₁^6 x6⅝
©THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES - The Head of a Young Boy
Crowned with Laurel
by Lorenzo di Credi (Lorenzo d’Andrea
d’Oderigo)
black chalk, 9¹⁄₁^6 x8⅜
©THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES
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