Master Drawings Uncovered: Piranesi's Paestum Drawings
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For the first time, Giovanni Battista Piranesi's fifteen highly resolved preparatory drawings of the three great Doric temples in Paestum, Sicily, are shown together in a focused exhibition which considers them as great works of art in their own right, as well as examining how they revolutionised architects' and artists' understanding of early Greek Classical architecture.
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An appealingly higgledy-piggledy treasure trove of artefacts, the extraordinary Sir John Soane's Museum elegantly located on Lincoln's Inn Fields is well worth an exploratory rummage. Lurking in nooks and crannies within the sprawling rooms and halls of neo-classical architect Sir John Soane's former residence are over 30,000 architectural drawings and antiquities. More about Sir John Soane's Museum
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Master Drawings Uncovered: Piranesi's Paestum DrawingsMaster Drawings Uncovered: Piranesi's Paestum DrawingsFor the first time, Giovanni Battista Piranesi's fifteen highly resolved preparatory drawings of the three great Doric temples in Paestum, Sicily, are shown together in a focused exhibition which considers them as great works of art in their own right, as well as examining how they revolutionised architects' and artists' understanding of early Gree18th May 2013Saturday 18th May 2013
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VENUE Sir John Soane's Museum
For the first time, Giovanni Battista Piranesi's fifteen highly resolved preparatory drawings of the three great Doric temples in Paestum, Sicily, are shown together in a focused exhibition which considers them as great works of art in their own right, as well as examining how they revolutionised architects' and artists' understanding of early Gree... More about this event
event Friday 24th May 2013
VENUE Sir John Soane's Museum
Sketch a portrait in oils, inspired by paintings
event Wednesday 29th May 2013
VENUE Sir John Soane's Museum
Create a box in the shape of a building.
event Thursday 30th May 2013
VENUE Sir John Soane's Museum
Print your own designs on to T-Shirts.
event Thursday 6th June 2013
VENUE Sir John Soane's Museum
Paint an aerial view of the city. Led by James Willis.
event Saturday 8th June 2013
VENUE Sir John Soane's Museum
event Thursday 13th June 2013
VENUE Sir John Soane's Museum
Explore magnificent church architecture by Wren through drawing and painting with your tutor.
event Running from Friday 21st June 2013 until Saturday 28th September 2013
TIMES 21st June to 28th September 2013 - 10am-5pm PRICING Free
Architectural drawings including plans for Soviet palaces, by Boris Iofan, Sergei Tchoban, Matthias Daniel Poppelmann, Leo von Klenze and Herman Giesler.
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