In his Self-Portrait, Bandinelli depicts himself showcasing a drawing. The gesture is striking, not only because it shows drawing taking the place of sculpture, but also because Renaissance sculptors – by contrast to trained painters like Michelangelo – were and are generally regarded as incapable draftsmen. Just how exceptional was Bandinelli? What drawings do we have from Renaissance sculptors and why were they made? Join Michael Cole, Professor of Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art History at Columbia University and co-curator of the exhibition, as he explores these questions.
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