The Most Beautiful Drawings from the Uffizi

This collection of 48 leaves made between the mid-15th and mid-18th centuries, by artists of various Italian schools and famous foreign masters is dedicated to the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Uffizi, the most prestigious museum institution in the city of Florence. Its collections include over one hundred and fifty thousand sheets of drawings, engravings, miniatures, and photographs from the 14th century to the present day. The Department of Prints and Drawings of the Uffizi was founded in the mid-17th century but is continuously evolving, its holdings constantly increased by bequests and purchases, making it a living and dynamic institution. The artists represented here include Italians like Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Pontormo, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Mantegna, Titian, and Tintoretto, as well as representatives of the Northern Renaissance like Van Dyck, Rubens, and Rembrandt.