Join us next week, November 4, for a Brown Bag presentation by Jennifer Bahus from the High Museum. The session is free, but space is limited. If you wish to attend, please register online at: http://www.trainsweb.gatech.edu/
11/4/2009
Brown Bag: Leonardo da Vinci
Presenter: Jennifer Bahus (High Museum of Art)
Student Success Cente, Suite C
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Cost: free
A representative of the High Museum of Art will discuss the current exhibit Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius.
About the Exhibit
Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius features approximately 50 works, including more than 20 sketches and studies by Leonardo, some of which will be on view in the United States for the first time.
Through an examination of the sculpture that Leonardo studied, the drawings he created for his own sculptural projects (the majority of which were never realized) and his interactions with other Renaissance sculptors, the exhibition sheds new light on Leonardo's seminal role in the development of Renaissance sculpture and the work of artists who followed him.
The exhibition comprises three major areas:
Leonardo, Sculptor
This area features drawings associated with Leonardo's plans for works in sculpture, including an in-depth examination of his plan to create the world's largest and most complex statue, commonly referred to as the Sforza Horse. A 26-foot-high re-creation of this monument will be on display in the Sifly Piazza at the Museum.
Leonardo, Student
The second section examines the artist's wide-ranging interest in sculpture by pairing his own sketches with existing sculptural works by his influential contemporaries, including his mentor Andrea del Verrocchio. Donatello's famous Bearded Prophet, which has never been seen outside of Florence, Italy, was restored in preparation for Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius and will be included in this part of the exhibition.
Leonardo, Mentor
The exhibition concludes with Leonardo's influence on a younger generation of artists including Peter Paul Rubens and Giovan Francesco Rustici. Rustici's three larger-than-life-size bronze figures that compose John the Baptist Preaching to a Levite and a Pharisee (another outstanding work that has never traveled outside of Florence) will close out the show, examining a friendship and influence shared between the two artists.
11/4/2009
Brown Bag: Leonardo da Vinci
Presenter: Jennifer Bahus (High Museum of Art)
Student Success Cente, Suite C
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Cost: free
A representative of the High Museum of Art will discuss the current exhibit Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius.
About the Exhibit
Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius features approximately 50 works, including more than 20 sketches and studies by Leonardo, some of which will be on view in the United States for the first time.
Through an examination of the sculpture that Leonardo studied, the drawings he created for his own sculptural projects (the majority of which were never realized) and his interactions with other Renaissance sculptors, the exhibition sheds new light on Leonardo's seminal role in the development of Renaissance sculpture and the work of artists who followed him.
The exhibition comprises three major areas:
Leonardo, Sculptor
This area features drawings associated with Leonardo's plans for works in sculpture, including an in-depth examination of his plan to create the world's largest and most complex statue, commonly referred to as the Sforza Horse. A 26-foot-high re-creation of this monument will be on display in the Sifly Piazza at the Museum.
Leonardo, Student
The second section examines the artist's wide-ranging interest in sculpture by pairing his own sketches with existing sculptural works by his influential contemporaries, including his mentor Andrea del Verrocchio. Donatello's famous Bearded Prophet, which has never been seen outside of Florence, Italy, was restored in preparation for Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius and will be included in this part of the exhibition.
Leonardo, Mentor
The exhibition concludes with Leonardo's influence on a younger generation of artists including Peter Paul Rubens and Giovan Francesco Rustici. Rustici's three larger-than-life-size bronze figures that compose John the Baptist Preaching to a Levite and a Pharisee (another outstanding work that has never traveled outside of Florence) will close out the show, examining a friendship and influence shared between the two artists.
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