Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin
Explore sixteenth century graphic media and one of the most brilliant minds of the Italian Renaissance at the exhibition: “Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin.” This exhibition includes eleven drawings that demonstrate da Vinci’s broad array of interests, including human anatomy, equine studies, and the flight of birds. In these drawings, da Vinci unifies art and science, nature and artifice, and man and machine. The images blur the lines of scholarly disciplines and offer a rare glimpse into the connections that da Vinci made in the world around him.
Da Vinci’s sketches satisfied not only his curiosity about the natural world but were also the foundation of his paintings. He utilizes a variety of techniques in the sketches on display, including red, white, and black chalk and steel point.
Until now, these drawings have never been made available as a collection outside of Italy. The exhibition runs September 28-November 9 at the Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) in Birmingham, Alabama. More information can be found on the BMA’s website at www.artsbma.org.