I heard about this exhibition on NPR the other day. The show sounds fascinating! Unfortunately it is at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, CA and won't travel to any other cities in order to preserve the work. What is interesting is that they show you the...
Here's a nice article on the show at the Met called "The Drawings of Bronzino." I forgot how inspiring these 16th century drawings could be. I particularly like the Bronzino drawing below. Painting was all about finish, the smoothing over of discrepant textures, the hiding of the seams. Drawing...
The Metropolitan Museum of art is having a special exhibition on Diego Velázquez. He was a Spanish painter who lived from 1599-1660. He influenced many artists in the 19th century including John Singer Sargent, Thomas Eakins, and Carolus-Duran. While Sargent studied under Carolus-Duran, he was encouraged to study the tonal...