Den Menschen vor Augen

One of the major achievements of modern art has been the depiction of people. Italian artists developed new strategies in drawing to visualize people. While 15^th-century artists worked mainly with silverpoint and pen, new drawing media soon emerged. They made it possible to better understand people and their outward appearance, and even to penetrate the realms of emotion and feeling.

The new exhibition Den Menschen vor Augen presents a selection of 100 sheets from the rich Munich collection of nude, garment and head studies from the Renaissance to the 18th century. The works show how the artists of various Italian artistic regions and epochs chose their means of drawing to convey an individually characterised image of humanity.

Pinakothek der Moderne
Barer Straße 40
80333 Munich

More information about the exhibition.

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More on the book Den Menschen vor Augen can be found here.