In February 2016, 10 of the finest drawings by Leonardo da Vinci in the Royal Collection will travel to the Laing Art Gallery to be shown in this new exhibition. The works have been selected to show the extraordinary scope of the artist's interests, from painting and sculpture to engineering, zoology, botany, mapmaking and anatomy, as well as his use of different media pen and ink, red and black chalks, watercolour and metalpoint.
Beyond the 20 or so surviving paintings by Leonardo, the artist's drawings are the main source of our knowledge of this extraordinary Renaissance man and his many activities. Leonardo's drawings are the richest, most wide-ranging, most technically brilliant, and most endlessly fascinating of any artist.
This exhibition may be busy at times, particularly lunchtimes. Quieter times are 3pm to 5pm.
