Drawings and art in London

[kazzy_cee]

On Friday I visited The King's Gallery to see their exhibition: Drawing the Italian Renaissance. The Italian Renaissance is the period between 1400-1600 and in Italy (and elsewhere) the training to become an artist began with drawing - copying statues, drawing from life or refining techniques for portraits, clothing and composition. Drawing was

Comments

[siglinde99]

What a fascinating exhibit. Thanks for sharing.

[kazzy_cee]

It was a good exhibition! You're welcome!

[kathyh]

It does sound excellent. The King’s Gallery is one of my favourite places for exhibitions as they are not too big.

[kazzy_cee]

It’s worth a visit.

[pondhopper]

I could not resist visiting that several times. The Renaissance is an endless source of beauty and I love drawings, especially the preliminary ones for other works. Maybe that's why Florence etched itself in my soul even more the second time around.
So much beauty!

[kazzy_cee]

It was a lovely exhibition - I'm so glad I went. All my favourites were there. I studied Renaissance art at school so it's one of my favourite periods. Preliminary drawings are so interesting, and I love seeing how an artist has changed their mind when designing a composition.