21 janvier 2010

Anon Lombard, "Two Cheetahs", 1400-10. Bodycolour and watercolour on vellum. A fine example of a model book drawing from north Italy. ©The Trustees of the British Museum LONDON.- This spring, two major exhibitions at the British Museum will explore two important artistic traditions which flourished at the same time in different part of the worlds. Kingdom of Ife: Sculptures from West Africa (4th March - 6th June 2010) will tell the story of the legendary city of Ife through some of the most refined and beautiful... [Lire la suite]

Photos:  Steven Klein - Models : Adam Senn, Noah Mills, Sam Webb and David Gandy

Agnolo Bronzino, "Head of a Smiling Young Woman in Three-Quarter View", ca. 1542-43. Charcoal and black chalk (with stumping), highlighted with white chalk, on of white paper; some outlines stylus-incised. Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts Graphiques NEW YORK, NY.- The Drawings of Bronzino, the first exhibition ever dedicated to Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572), brings together nearly all of the 61 known drawings by, or attributed to, the great Florentine court artist of the Medici. On view at The Metropolitan Museum... [Lire la suite]