The Speed Will Host 'Treasures From Victoria & Albert Museum'Leonardo Da Vinci Notebook Included
The Speed Will Host âTreasures
From Victoria & Albert Museumâ
Leonardo Da Vinci Notebook Included
In January 22 Exhibit
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Leonardo Notebook, Forster Codex (opening at 6v 7r), circa 1505, laid paper, vellum binding, ©V&A Images / Victoria and Albert Museum.
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LOUISVILLE, KY. â The Speed Art Museum will present an exhibition of treasures from one of the greatest collection of medieval and Renaissance works of art in existence.
âMedieval and Renaissance Treasures from the Victoria and Albertâ will be on view at the Speed January 22 through April 20. The Speed is one of only four museums in the United States to house this amazing exhibition, along with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Ga.; and the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Fla.
This once-in-a-lifetime exhibition will present 35 masterpieces selected from Londonâs Victoria and Albert Museum, including a handwritten notebook of the most famous Renaissance artist and inventor, Leonardo da Vinci.
Other works in the exhibition include rare, small-scale religious and secular artifacts, including medieval ivories, precious jeweled goldsmithâs works, stained glass and Renaissance bronzes highly prized for their beauty, the value of their materials and for the exquisite workmanship that went into their creation.
A highlight of the exhibition is a fascinating notebook by da Vinci known as Forster Codex 1. The text is written in mirror-image cursive, a form commonly used by Leonardo as a practical solution to writing left-handed and working with slow drying materials that could easily smudge. The notebook pages on view are an example of da Vinciâs fascination with geometry and mathematics.
The Speed Art Museum is at 2035 South Third Street. âMedieval and Renaissance Treasures,â is organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and is a ticketed exhibit. For information, www.speedmuseum.org or 502-634-2700.