Leonardo da Vinci: A Life In Drawing At The Walker Art Gallery
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life In Drawing is coming to Liverpool this Spring.
The Walker Art Gallery will host an exhibition of 12 Leonardo da Vinci drawings to mark the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance master’s death, exploring the diversity of subjects that inspired his creativity, including painting, sculpture, architecture, music, anatomy, engineering, cartography, geology and botany.
The free exhibition will also present new information about Leonardo’s working practices and creative process, gathered through scientific research using a range of non-invasive techniques including ultraviolet imaging, infrared reflectography and X-ray fluorescence.
The exhibition will be held as part of a nationwide event organised by Royal Collection Trust, in which 144 of Leonardo’s greatest drawings in the Royal Collection will go on display in 12 simultaneous exhibitions across the nation, giving the widest-ever UK audience the opportunity to see the work of this extraordinary artist.
Following the exhibitions at Royal Collection Trust’s partner venues, in May 2019 the drawings will be brought together to form part of an exhibition of over 200 sheets at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, the largest exhibition of Leonardo’s work in over 65 years.
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life In Drawing (1 February – 6 May 2019)
Walker Art Gallery – William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8EN
