8 Artists & Illustrators
Exhibitions
MAY'S FIVE BEST ART SHOWS
Raphael: Prince Albert’s Passion
6 May to 6 September
As part of the worldwide celebrations marking
the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death, this
exhibition also tells the fascinating story of
how the great Renaissance master captured
the imagination of Prince Albert.
In 1853, the Prince Consort embarked on apioneering research project that collected
some 5,000 prints and photographs of all
known works by the Italian.
As well as exploring the methods of these
reproductions, there will be a chance to see
some of the artist's original drawings, as well
as Queen Victoria’s own sketch after Raphael.
The Lightbox, Woking. http://www.thelightbox.org.ukMaking an Impression:
Prints by Manet, Pissarro
and their Contemporaries
27 April to 11 July
This touring exhibition drawn from the
Ashmolean’s collection explores the ways
in which the Impressionists embraced
advances in artistic technology in the late
19th century to capture fleeting glimpses
of city life, people, weather and more.
Highlights include an Auguste Rodin
portrait of the writer Victor Hugo [left]
and an Édouard Manet etching of Berthe
Morisot, which was a copy of a famous
oil portrait of his fellow artist.
Kirkby Gallery, Kirkby, Merseyside.
http://www.prescotmuseum.org.uk/kirkby-galleryRenaissance Watercolours:
from Dürer to Van Dyck
16 May to 20 September
We tend to think of the Renaissance period
as being dominated by virtuoso drawings and
masterful works in oil, whereas watercolours
from the era are largely overlooked thanks to
their more fragile nature.
Cue this exhibition which pulls together
200 rarely-seen watercolours, divided into five
separate sections. It will begin with a look at
the origins of the medium, then take in rare
Da Vinci maps and Dürer’s exquisite Stag
Beetle, before concluding with a section titled
“The Wider World” that looks beyond Europe
with paintings from Asia and the Americas.
V&A, London.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/renaissance-watercolours©VICTORIAANDALBERT MUSEUM, LONDONROYAL COLLECTION TRUST © HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2020© ASHMOLEAN