Jacob Jordaens, A Goat, c. 1657, Red, black, and yellow chalk, with touches of red and brown wash, heightened with white. Yale University Art Gallery, Everett V. Meek Fu

CHICAGO, IL.-Whether made as preparatory studies or stand-alone works, drawings offer an intimate glimpse of an artist’s personality and talents. They reward close examination for their insight into the various stages of the creative process. This exhibition, organized by the Yale University Art Gallery and traveling to the Smart Museum of Art, provides a compelling survey of European draftsmanship, with masterworks by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Edgar Degas, Guercino, Jacob Jordaens, and Jean-Antoine Watteau, among many others. The selections come from the Yale University Art Gallery’s substantial collection of European drawings and include examples of nearly every artistic movement and drawing technique used by European artists from the Renaissance to the mid-nineteenth century.

Master Drawings from the Yale University Art Gallery opened at the Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago. The eighty-four works represent all types of drawings—not only finished sheets, but also studies for paintings and other preparatory works meant for a variety of purposes. While tracing the history of European drawings, the exhibition showcases the distinguished collection of the Yale University Art Gallery.

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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Punchinello Feeding the Peacocks, c. 1800, Pen and brown ink and brown wash over black chalk. Yale University Art Gallery, Gift of Mrs. Paul Wick and her children, Paul M. Wick, William A. Wick, Peter A. Wick, and Mrs. Osborne Howes, in honor of Paul Wick