Power and Grace: Drawings by Rubens, Van Dyck, and Jordeans Medieval

Power and Grace: Drawings by Rubens, Van Dyck, and Jordeans MedievalAccompanying an exhibition of spectacular drawings by three great giants of Flemish Baroque art at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York, Power and Grace demonstrates the crucial but very different roles played by drawings in the oeuvres of Rubens, Van Dyck, and Jordaens. It highlights the distinctive features of their graphic styles and the impact they had on each other. The Morgan is particularly well suited to tell this story, for its holdings of

Twenty-six curious creatures—from the fastidious Ampoo to the world’s one and only Zote—fill the pages of The Utter Zoo

or the most tranquil place to devour a short story on a wintry day (an empty underground food court in a Midtown skyscraper)

and the Dawbis

Old vine California Zinfandel with The Grapes of Wrath

the dreamlike pastel drawings of Lucas Samaras reveal the singular artist’s important history with the medium and its role in his creative development

This facsimile features a foil-stamped cover that imitates the original silver filigree binding

Their transcriptions allow us to read the texts

and historic site

This ambitious work was completed when Rembrandt was twenty-three years old and is seen as the then-aspiring artist’s impressive claim to establish himself as a history painter

From zines you can fold in a minute to luxurious leather journals and sumptuous sketchbooks

designed as the ultimate little tome any book collector would love to acquire

Accompanying an exhibition of spectacular drawings by three great giants of Flemish Baroque art at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York