Exhibition | Learning to Draw
Hubert Robert, A Draftsman in the Capitoline Gallery, detail, ca. 1765, red chalk, 46 × 34 cm
(Los Angeles: Getty Museum, 2007.12)
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Now on view at The Getty:
Learning to Draw
The Getty Center, Los Angeles, 21 October 2025 — 25 January 2026
Drawing is a skill, gained like any other through study and practice. Combining the movement of the hand with the dedication of the mind, drawing was considered the foundation of the arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture since the Renaissance. Proficiency in drawing was critical for exploring, inventing, and communicating ideas visually, but how was this foundational ability actually learned? This exhibition explores artistic training and the mastery of drawing in Europe from about 1550 to 1850.
Call for Papers | The Lessons of Rome
From ArtHist.net:
Les Leçons de Rome / The Lessons of Rome, 9th Edition
Lyon Museum of Fine Arts, 13 March 2026
Proposals due by 15 February 2026
This study day aims to provide a space of reflection for anyone who grasps Italy as an architectural, urban, and landscape research laboratory. Defining Italy as a laboratory involves analyzing contexts of urban policies as well as design experiences, theories, practices, legacies, mutations, and prospects. It means building knowledge and culture, learning and developing tools to conceive the present and to enrich contemporary practices. The Lessons of Rome will provide an opportunity to engage current and upcoming research, to share existing and generate new knowledge and dialogues with Italy. Professionals, students, PhD candidates, researchers, and people from various academic disciplines, schools, and nationalities are welcome. Th study day is organized in partnership by the Ecole nationale supérieur d’architecture de Lyon, the LAURE, the Institut Culturel Italien of Lyon, and the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts.
Researchers wishing to contribute are invited to send a proposal with a title, an abstract (about 200 words), and a short biography to rome@lyon.archi.fr before 15 February 2026. The official language of the day is French, but proposals and papers may also be submitted in English.
Scientific Committee
Nicolas Capillon, Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Lyon
Julie Cattant, Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Lyon
Benjamin Chavardès, Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Lyon
Lorenzo Ciccarelli, Università degli studi di Firenze
Philippe Dufieux, Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Lyon
Federico Ferrari, Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris-Malaquais
Audrey Jeanroy, Université de Tours
Manuel Lopez Segura, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
Alessandro Panzeri, Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Lyon
Davide Spina, The University of Hong Kong
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