Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibit Coming to the Getty Museum

The first time I ever saw an actual Da Vinci piece of art in person was last year when I went to Florence. I saw Adoration of the Magi and Annunciation at the Uffizi gallery and was blown away. They were my favorite out of his collections at the Uffizi and even bought a print of Annunciation to take home with me.

Annunciation
According to VirtualUffizi.com this painting came from the church of San Bartolomeo at Monteoliveto; painted around 1472 when Leonardo was still in Verrocchio's workshop. At the Uffizi since 1867.

[image from www.leonardo-da-vinci-biography.com]


Adoration of the Magi
According to VirtualUffizi.com this painting was commissioned by the monks of San Donato at Scoperto in 1481, it was left unfinished when Leonardo set off for Milan. As the Uffizi since 1670.

[image from http://arthistory.about.com/]

Little did I know that I only had to wait a few more months to see his art at the Getty Center!

The exhibition is going to focus mostly on his sculpture work, so you won't be able to see some of his more famous paintings. But I'm really interested in seeing some of his concept illustrations and sketches since there are no actual sculptures that can be proven to be Da Vinci's. However, the exhibition will feature several Rustici sculptures - Rustici spent a lot of time studying with Da Vinci and, according to the Getty, "because of their collaborations and similar aesthetic, Rustici's work is considered the best echo of Leonardo's lost activity as a sculptor."

The exhibition begins this weekend and goes through the summer (March 23 - June 20). For more information on this exhibition check out the Getty's website at http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/leonardo/.