Drawing the Classical Figure
- Where: The Getty Villa (Malibu)
- When: thru 03/08
- Address: 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Los Angeles, California, 90265
- Cross Streets: Pacific Pallisades
- Phone: 310-440-7300
- Hours: Thurs-Mon, 10:00am to 5:00 pm
- Closed: Tuesday, Wednesday
- Directions: via Google Maps
- Category: Museum, Group Show
Mastering the depiction of the human figure has long been a cornerstone of an artist’s training. This survey of drawings from the 14th to the 19th centuries examines how classical sculpture impacted the representation of the human form. With this rotation of Italian, Flemish, Dutch, Swiss, French, and British drawings, visitors can appreciate the powerful aesthetic, philosophical, and political forces that shaped the classical figure as one of the predominant modes of representation.
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