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2019.04.25 16:51
레오나르도 스승 베로키오 특별전@피렌체, 워싱턴 DC
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VERROCCHIO, THE MASTER OF LEONARDO
March 9 to July 14, 2019
Palazzo Strozzi and at the Bargello National Museum
A large exhibition opens in Florence celebrating Andrea del Verrocchio , artist of the Renaissance and master of Leonardo da Vinci.
First major retrospective dedicated to one of the symbolic figures of the Renaissance, the exhibition brings together masterpieces by Verrocchio and the most famous artists of the time - forerunners, contemporaries and disciples of the great master.
The first nine sections, housed in the Palazzo Strozzi headquarters , show the development of the artist's journey which, a true prototype of the universal genius, was able to master numerous artistic techniques with absolute mastery, from marble sculpture to bronze casting, from drawing to painting on wood, up to the fresco. At the same time, we are witnessing the construction of an important workshop, populated by numerous and highly skilled students, who will be the masters of the future generation - Domenico del Ghirlandaio, Pietro Perugino, Bartolomeo della Gatta, Lorenzo di Credi and of course Leonardo da Vinci.
Through his teaching, artists were formed who spread throughout Florence, and outside, the Florentine figurative taste and language, as evidenced by works such as the David on loan from the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, one of the absolute symbols of the art of the Renaissance and of the the city of Florence itself, and the Putto with the dolphin , on loan from the Museum of Palazzo Vecchio, capital and naturalness model. The sculpture is accompanied by supreme paintings such as the Madonnas with the Child from the Gemaldegalerie in Berlin and the National Gallery in London, which attest to the extraordinary talent of Verrocchio in the field of painting, in which he became a reference point for his famous students.
Also the selection of drawings, with the splendid ideal heads, and the luminous studies of drapery painted on linen, from some of the most important museums in the world, reveals Verrocchio's great capacity for experimentation, allowing a lively and direct comparison between the works of the master and those of his students, as in the case of the famous Lady from the Bargello bouquet placed next to the Study of female arms and hands by Leonardo da Vinci, from the British royal collections. Fundamental part of the exhibition are in fact works by the young Leonardo, who in the seventies worked in the workshop of Verrocchio, contributing to the passage towards the Modern Way, one of the most compelling themes of the art of all time. The exhibition aims to illustrate the inexhaustible creativity of the master in a deep and continuous interweaving between painting and sculpture, presenting his work in constant dialogue with out-of-the-ordinary students, for whom his workshop was a place of intense experimentation and sharing.
THE SPECIAL SECTION AT THE NATIONAL MUSEO DEL BARGELLO
The exhibition then moves to the Bargello National Museum, with the special section dedicated to the Florentine masterpiece of Andrea del Verrocchio, the bronze sculptural group of the Incredulity of St. Thomas: this was in fact his most important public work in Florence, being destined to adorn the main niche outside of Orsanmichele, a building of profound civic and religious significance for the Florentines (as well as today one of the five Bargello Museums).
The project was first of all an opportunity for Verrocchio to demonstrate on one hand his great technical skills in casting a sculptured group in bronze, placing it in a niche once thought of for a single figure, but it was also the time to reveal, in a monumental work of art, the depth and spiritual richness of the new human ideal that was being created in the Florence of the Renaissance.
Click here to learn more about the Incredulity of St. Thomas , Verrocchio's masterpiece.
The special section of the exhibition concludes with the theme of the invention of a new image of Christ, revolving around the lesser-known painted wooden Crucifix of the Bargello Museum, the only known wooden sculpture attributable to Andrea del Verrocchio, which bears witness to his commitment also in this peculiar artistic genre.
The juxtaposition to the wooden crucifixes produced at that time by other Florentine workshops makes us understand that the wooden sculpture was not, like other artistic techniques, dominated by Verrocchio's creativity, but despite this he placed great originality and a sense of pathos in his invention of the Crucified Christ.
Click here to read more about the Crucifix of Verrocchio and those of its rivals.
VERROCCHIO, MASTER OF LEONARDO
Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance Florence
September 15, 2019-January 12, 2020
National Gallery West Building, Washington D.C.
Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435?1488) was one of the most versatile, skilled, and inventive artists of the Italian Renaissance. In addition to creating exceptional works in all media?sculpture, painting, drawing, goldsmith work, architecture, and even engineering?Verrocchio also led one of the most vibrant workshops of the Renaissance, and taught artists who would go on to become some of the greatest painters of the period. Together with Florence’s Museo Nazionale del Bargello and Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, the Gallery will present the first monographic Verrocchio exhibition.
This rare exhibition will feature some 40 sculptures, paintings, and drawings by Verrocchio in addition to works created with or by students including Leonardo da Vinci, Lorenzo di Credi, and Domenico Ghirlandaio. New technical study of Verrocchio’s work will shed light on the artist’s innovative working process. A fully illustrated catalog will accompany the landmark exhibition.
The exhibition was conceived by the late Eleonora Luciano, associate curator of sculpture and decorative arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and is curated by Andrew Butterfield, with the collaboration of Gretchen Hirschauer, associate curator, department of Italian paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Alison Luchs, curator of early European sculpture and deputy head of sculpture and decorative arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington; and Dylan Smith, Robert H. Smith research conservator, department of object conservation, National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Organization: Organized by the National Gallery of Art in collaboration with the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, and the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence.
Sponsors: Bank of America is a proud sponsor of the exhibition. Generous support has been kindly provided by the Buffy and William Cafritz Family Fund.
