This summer, in tandem with the exhibition An Exquisite Eye: Introducing the Aso O. Tavitian Collection, get a first look at the thirty-nine drawings included in the Aso O. Tavitian gift of art. The Manton Study Center for Works on Paper houses the Clark's collection of more than 6,800 prints, drawings, and photographs. On three successive Wednesdays in August (August 12, 19, and 26), Anne Leonard, Manton Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, will present special previews of the drawings from the Aso O. Tavitian gift.
This first talk in the series examines the drawings from the seventeenth century. Highlights include head studies by Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651), Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591–1652), and Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673), as well as two full-color scenes on vellum by Giovanna Garzoni (Italian, 1600–1670), one of the most famous woman artists of her time, who worked for the Medici court in Florence.
Capacity is limited—space is first-come, first-served.
Image: Giovanna Garzoni after Raphael, St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness (detail), c. 1642–50, black chalk, bodycolor, and gum Arabic on vellum laid down on panel. The Clark, Gift of Aso O. Tavitian Foundation, 2025.1.114
This summer, in tandem with the exhibition An Exquisite Eye: Introducing the Aso O. Tavitian Collection, get a first look at the thirty-nine drawings included in the Aso O. Tavitian gift of art. The Manton Study Center for Works on Paper houses the Clark's collection of more than 6,800 prints, drawings, and photographs. On three successive Wednesdays in August (August 12, 19, and 26), Anne Leonard, Manton Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, will present special previews of the drawings from the Aso O. Tavitian gift.
This first talk in the series examines the drawings from the seventeenth century. Highlights include head studies by Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651), Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591–1652), and Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673), as well as two full-color scenes on vellum by Giovanna Garzoni (Italian, 1600–1670), one of the most famous woman artists of her time, who worked for the Medici court in Florence.
Capacity is limited—space is first-come, first-served.
Image: Giovanna Garzoni after Raphael, St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness (detail), c. 1642–50, black chalk, bodycolor, and gum Arabic on vellum laid down on panel. The Clark, Gift of Aso O. Tavitian Foundation, 2025.1.114
