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Sunday, April 30, 2006
The Poetry of Light: Venetian Drawings from the National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art, Washington: April 30–October 1, 2006
Some one hundred thirty four works from the Gallery's outstanding collection reveal that Venice produced some of the finest artists in history. The exhibition features drawings by Andrea Mantegna, Giovanni Bellini, Vittore Carpaccio, Giorgione, Lorenzo Lotto, and Titian. One of the earliest surviving European drawings in colored chalks, by Jacopo Bassano, and excellent works by Veronese, Jacopo Tintoretto, and Paolo Farinati highlight the later sixteenth century section. ...