Drawings & Sketches

Two Satyrs in a Landscape

1505-1510

Titian

The concern for rendering both the spirit and the physical form, the landscape is central to this great period of Venetian art.

Located in Saint Louis Museum, St. Louis Minnesota

Study for the Head of Julius Cesar

1521

Andrea del Sarto

Julius Cesar transformed Rome from a republic to an empire, grabbing power through ambitious political reform.

Located in Frankfurt, Germany

Tomb of Pope Julius II delle Rovere

1505-1506

Michelangelo Buonarroti

It was a drawing and a plan to erect a grandiose tomb for himself in the new Saint Peter’s Basilica being constructed according to Bramante’s design.

Located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Annunciation

1472-1476

Leonardo da Vinci

The Annunciation became a favorite subject of artists across Europe, as the veneration of the Virgin Mary grew within the church.

Located in the Uffizi Gallery, Italy