The Drawings of Michaelangelo: Ashmolean Guided Tour
4 February 2027
11:00am-12:00pm
New Douce Room, Ashmolean Museum Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Event status:
Applications being accepted
Dates:
4 February 2027
Study Format:
In-person day/weekend
Fees:
£25.00
Juliana Barone at the Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum treasures one of the most important collections of Michelangelo’s drawings in the world. The drawings vary in theme, technique, medium and size, providing very rich insights into Michelangelo’s artistic practice and working methods. He executed drawings not simply as preparatory for paintings and sculptures; he also made them as independent works (‘presentation drawings’) which he gave to friends. In addition, he allowed some of his associates to use his designs as guide for their own commissions.
This guided viewing will centre on twelve of Michelangelo’s drawings. It will discuss his artistic practice, new drawing techniques and relationships with his own paintings and sculptures, including studies for the Battle of Cascina (unfinished), the ceiling of the Sixtine Chapel (Rome), the Capitani in the Medici chapel (Florence), the Last Judgement (Rome) and late Pietàs (Milan and Florence). We will also look at a page from one of his sketchbooks (long dismembered). The examination of his drawings will be adopted mainly chronologically to facilitate our appreciation of both changes and continuities in his technique and drawing style.
Please note:
- This event will close to enrolments at 23:59 on 1 February 2027.
- Spaces are limited to 12 so early booking is advised.
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Programme details
10.50am
Registration (in front of the Ashmolean)
11am
Guided tour starts
12pm
End of tour
Recommended reading
Bambach, C., Michelangelo: Divine draftsman and designer (Metropolitan Museum, 2017)
Chapman, H., Michelangelo. Drawings. Closer to the master (The British Museum Press, 2005)
Hirst, M., Michelangelo and his drawings (Yale University Press, 1996)
Accommodation
If you wish to stay with us before and/or after the event, please contact our Residential Centre for availability and discounted rates.
Call +44 (0) 1865 270362 or email res-ctr@conted.ox.ac.uk
Our accommodation in Wellington Square has been rated as 4-Star Campus Accommodation under Visit England. All bedrooms are modern, comfortably furnished with tea/coffee making facilities, Freeview television, private bath/shower rooms and free WiFi. For more details see our accommodation information.
Dr Juliana Barone
Juliana Barone is a Leonardo da Vinci specialist. She was awarded her Doctorate at Trinity College, Oxford University, had a Junior Research Fellowship at St John’s College, Oxford University, and is both Research Fellow at the Warburg Institute and Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck College, University of London. She has published extensively on Renaissance art and theory, and in particular on Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings, paintings and notebooks. She has taught at Oxford University, Birkbeck College, and the Biblioteca Leonardiana (Vinci). She has also curated exhibitions in London, Milan and Florence.
Fees
| Description | Costs |
|---|---|
| Event fee | £25.00 |
Payment
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Funding
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Module code: O26P104ARJ
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