The poetry of light. Venetian Drawings from the National Gallery of Art Washington

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On display at the Museo Correr in Venice 130 extraordinary drawings from the National Gallery of Art in Washington retrace the art and the myth of Venice

From December 6, 2014 will be on display in Venice at the Correr Museum, directly from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, more than one hundred and thirty works from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century all realized in Venice, when the city of the Doges and the mainland were the cradle of the finest Italian artists. A group of finely selected drawings through shadows, light and shade, highlights and definition of shapes and movements explore the endless possibilities that come from the light. It is a fascinating exposition "The poetry of light" that, through the exhibition of works by artists such as Mantegna, Bellini, Carpaccio, Giorgione and Titian, passing through Veronese, Tintoretto, Canaletto, Tiepolo, until getting to the passions of "foreigners " artists for Venice, as John Singer Sargent, revealed as a unique study of the results that the creativity of the great Venetian masters was able to transfer even in the graphic field. The exhibition, which is organized by the National Gallery of Art in Washington in collaboration with the Venice Civic Museums Foundation and with support from The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, is run by Andrew Robison, senior curator of the department of drawings and prints of the National Gallery of Art, Washington. The exposition begins by introducing the designs of the most important artists of the Renaissance: Andrea Mantegna, Giovanni Bellini and Vittore Carpaccio. Then follow some pieces by Giorgione and Romanino, of which is exceptionally presented a signed drawing, which is a beautiful combination of soft effects inundated with an extraordinary light - Madonna and Child, Saint Anthony, Saint Francis and a donor - and is considered by critics the touchstone of art on paper of the teacher, as from the point of view of authenticity as for quality. Inevitable pieces by Lorenzo Lotto and Titian, perfect representatives of the Venetian Renaissance. The final part of the exhibition takes us to the myth, in that dream that built and spread throughout the world the romantic imagery of Venice, but the Serenissima no longer always unique. The show in fact ended with some beautiful designs of James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent, both friends of Henry James, where the same light becomes poetry. Opening hours 10:00 to 17:00 (every day) The ticket service ends 1 hour before closing Last admission 16.00 Tickets Full € 12.00  Reduced € 10.00