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Drawings by European Masters in Portuguese Collections II – Italy and Portugal

2021-12-31
2021-09-30

Commissioner – Nicholas Turner
Executive Commissioner – Ana Anjos Mântua

The MNSR, in partnership with the Círculo Dr. José de Figueiredo – Friends of the MNSR, opens the exhibition DRAWINGS BY EUROPEAN MASTERS IN PORTUGUESE COLLECTIONS II: ITALY AND PORTUGAL, which includes around 100 drawings produced by recognized Italian and Portuguese masters.
Curated by Nicholas Turner, one of the most prestigious international experts in the field of drawing, the exhibition includes works classified as National Treasures and features the only example of Leonardo da Vinci existing in the country, belonging to the collection of the Museum of the Faculty of Fine Arts from the University of Porto, as well as studies and preparatory and visionary sketches by António Domingos Sequeira, most of them from the MNSR collection.