Drawn to Greatness: Master Drawings from the Thaw Collection

Camerata Trajectina
Music from the Age of Vermeer
Inspired by the Dutch Golden Age, this program features music by Jacob van Eyck, Antoine Boësset, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Jan Jansz. Starter, and Constantijn Huygens. Since its founding in 1974, the ensemble has specialised in Dutch music from the 16th and 17th centuries, presenting new discoveries in the field of Dutch art, literature, and music.

Noël Annesley
Noël Annesley, Honorary Chairman, Christie’s Fine Art, London, began his career at Christie’s auction house in London in 1964 and has followed the market in old master drawings for over half a century, witnessing its highs and lows and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Join us for an evening of behind-the-scenes tales of great collectors and the masterpieces they pursued. Organized by the Drawing Institute in conjunction with Drawn to Greatness: Master Drawings from the Thaw Collection.

Join artist and educator Simon Levenson, National Arts Club drawing instructor, for this two hour drawing and painting workshop. Following an exhibition tour of Poussin, Claude, and French Drawing in the Classical Age and Drawn to Greatness: Master Drawings from the Thaw Collection participants will explore various techniques artists employ when drawing with ink and painting with washes. Advance tickets are required, as space is limited.

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Drawn to Song: The Glimmerglass Festival

John Marciari, Charles W. Engelhard Curator and Department Head, Drawings and Prints &
Jennifer Tonkovich, Eugene and Clare Thaw Curator, Drawings and Prints

Jennifer Tonkovich

Marco Simone Bolzoni, Moore Curatorial Fellow, Drawings and Prints

Jennifer Tonkovich, Eugene and Clare Thaw Curator, Drawings and Prints

Have you ever been unsure how to explain a work of art to a child? Join author Maria-Christina Sayn-Wittgenstein Nottebohm for an informal talk and gallery conversation to learn how to explore paintings as a family.

Program consists of a thirty minute informal talk and a thirty minute gallery conversation. A book signing of Old Masters Rock: How to Look at Art with Children follows the program. Appropriate for ages 6–14.



John Marciari, Charles W. Engelhard Curator and Department Head, Drawings and Prints