Old Master Drawings: Guercino, Rubens, Tintoretto at the Lady Lever Gallery

LIVERPOOL.- A new exhibition explores why artists have drawn over the centuries – from copying other works to making life studies – and the role of sketching in the creation of artworks.  Old Master Drawings: Guercino, Rubens, Tintoretto 22 October 2010 to 2 May 2011 features 29 drawings from the Old Master collections of the Lady Lever and Walker Art Galleries.  Works by some of the great Italian Renaissance and Northern European artists between 1500 and 1800 are used to examine the reasons [...]

Lady Lever Art Gallery Announces Old Master Drawings Exhibition

LIVERPOOL.- A new exhibition explores why artists have drawn over the centuries – from copying other works to making life studies – and the role of sketching in the creation of artworks. Old Master Drawings: Guercino, Rubens, Tintoretto 22 October 2010 to 2 May 2011 features 29 drawings from the Old Master collections of the Lady Lever and Walker Art Galleries. Works by some of the great Italian Renaissance and Northern European artists between 1500 and 1800 are used to [...]

Exhibition of Masterpiece Prints by Albrecht Dürer Opens at Lade Lever Gallery

LIVERPOOL.- Masterpiece prints by Albrecht Dürer, one of the great Renaissance artists, are featured in an exhibition highlighting the influence of his work. Dürer (1471 – 1528) was the first great artist to achieve fame through prints – he established his reputation throughout Europe while still in his 20s. “Dürer and Italy” 28 May – 26 September 2010 has engraved classics by the Nuremberg artist alongside Italian works by Dürer’s contemporaries. The combination illustrates a surprising cultural exchange that took [...]