Exposition : « Faszination Rom. Maarten van Heemskerck zeichnet die Stadt », Berlin, Kulturforum, 26 avril-4 août 2024
The Kupferstichkabinett Berlin owns two spectacular albums with around 160 drawings by the Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck (1498–1574), executed in Rome between 1532 and 1536/37. During these years he wandered through the city, visited collections of antiquities, made pilgrimages to the holy sites, and filled his sketchbook with drawings. These include wide panoramas and city views as well as studies of ancient ruins and sculptures. In this way, he compiled an extensive stock of...