Alessandra Nardi

Bio

Alessandra is from Florence, Italy, and worked as the 2015–16 graduate intern in drawings at the Getty Museum.

Drawings, J. Paul Getty Museum Graduate Intern

Stories

  1. “Black is the most essential color”: Odilon Redon’s Noirs

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    A blurred face looks down from inside a black halo

    Odilon Redon’s noirs—black drawings and lithographs—illuminate a dark realm of shadowy worlds, spiritual beings, and mysterious creatures

    Mar 5, 2016

  2. A Double-Sided Drawing Brings a Baron to Life

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    Pastel drawing of the profile of a man with a white wig, fancy dress, and fur muff

    Jean-Étienne Liotard used an unusual technique to illuminate an 18th-century portrait of the Baron de Lubières

    Dec 7, 2015

  3. A Smartly Costumed Soldier and His Fierce Cat

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    Drawing of a man with a long mustache, red coat, blue hat and white tights holds a large bow with a leopard laying at his side

    A 16th-century drawing shows a Turkish seafarer in vibrant costume, complete with menacing cheetah

    Nov 17, 2015