The first exhibition of Venetian Renaissance drawings in New York Automatic translate

New York Museum Morgan Library & Museum will present a rare exhibition of Venetian drawings and related materials from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This is the first exhibition that will focus on drawings from the outstanding collection of Morgan, created during an important stage in the history of the great port city of Venice - the Renaissance.

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The drawings from the Morgan Library & Museum collection are valuable in that they belong to artists such as Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, Carpaccio, as well as many other lesser-known but very talented artists. The exhibition, which will run until September 23, 2012, also includes books and maps that show the role of Venice as a center for book production and innovative printing of the time.

At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Venice established itself as a powerful maritime republic and a center of international trade. The wealth that followed this activity became a powerful fuel for cultural development and made the city the cultural capital of Europe. Artists received the support of government commissions, churches, religious communities and a powerful and enlightened aristocracy, whose representatives sought to decorate their impressive private homes in Venice.

All works related to the Renaissance of Venice are taken from the famous collections of Morgan, and the exhibition will study specific topics such as portrait and landscape, the traditions of the Venetian drawing, the image of religious and social life, the role of a foreign artist, innovation in engravings, book publishing and cartography. In addition, the letters of Titian and Veronese offer fascinating stories of the artist’s relationship with patrons and patrons.

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