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Learning to Draw
Exhibition
A Draftsman in the Capitoline Gallery (detail), about 1765, Hubert Robert. Red chalk. Getty Museum
Drawing is a skill, gained like any other through study and practice. Combining the movement of the hand with the dedication of the mind, drawing was considered the foundation of the arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture since the Renaissance. Proficiency in drawing was critical for exploring, inventing, and communicating ideas visually, but how was this foundational ability actually learned? This exhibition explores artistic training and the mastery of drawing in Europe from about 1550 to 1850.
This exhibition is presented in English and Spanish. Esta exhibición se presenta en inglés y en español.
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Selected Works
A Draftsman in the Capitoline Gallery
about 1765, Hubert Robert. Red chalk. Getty Museum
A Young Woman Drawing
1799, Francesco Bartolozzi. Black and red chalks. Katrin Bellinger Collection
Three Young Women Drawing at a Table
about 1778, Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin. Black chalk with selective wetting, pen and grayish-brown ink. Getty Museum
A Woman and a Child Making Lace
January 21, 1629, Gerard ter Borch. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk. Getty Museum. Purchased with funds provided by the Disegno Group
Life-Drawing Class
about 1716-18, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Black and white chalks on blue paper. Katrin Bellinger Collection
The Drawing Lesson
about 1840s, Robert Léopold Leprince. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash. Katrin Bellinger Collection
Seated Young Man
about 1619, Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri). Oiled charcoal heightened with white chalk on gray-brown paper. Getty Museum
Female Nude
about 1800, Pierre-Paul Prud’hon. Black and white chalks on blue paper. Getty Museum
Contact
Media Contact: Sidney Kantono
