A Closer Look: Drawings from Venice and Veneto
Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Lincoln Park, 100 34th Avenue (at Clement Street), San Francisco, CA, United StatesLegion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Take a closer look at how drawings became tools of invention, transmission, and artistic identity in Venice and the surrounding region. Furio Rinaldi, curator in charge of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, underscores drawing’s enduring power as a testament to artistic imagination. This exploration of Venetian visual culture sheds light on graphic works by […]
Drawn to Venice
Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Lincoln Park, 100 34th Avenue (at Clement Street), San Francisco, CA, United StatesLegion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Spanning the Renaissance to the Rococo period, this exhibition celebrates the vitality and originality of the arts in Venice and the Veneto region through more than 30 drawings and prints. In the 16th century, Venice became a thriving artistic center rivaling Rome and Florence. Patronage fostered creative competition among family workshops, such as the Bassano […]
Botticelli Drawings – Legion of Honor, San Francisco
Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Lincoln Park, 100 34th Avenue (at Clement Street), San Francisco, CA, United StatesLegion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
On view at the Legion of Honor, Fine Art Museums San Francisco, Botticelli Drawings is the first exhibition ever dedicated to the drawings of Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli (ca. 1445 – 1510).