Art Windsor-Essex respectfully acknowledges that we are located on Anishinaabe Territory – the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. Today the Anishinaabe of the Three Fires Confederacy are represented by Bkejwanong. We want to state our respect for the ancestral and ongoing authority of Walpole Island First Nation over its Territory.
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Italian Drawings from the National Gallery of Canada
October 18, 2003 - January 11, 2004
AWE Gallery
The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa is home to the largest collection of Italian historial drawings in the country. This exhibition has been arranged chronologically, representing the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, as well as individual regions in Italy such as Florence, Venice, and Rome. This exhibition also recognizes the role that drawing serves not only as a diverse and versatile technique in itself, but also as the basis for all the conventional arts. These works, normally in pen, ink, or chalk, feature a variety of different formats and subjects, religious and secular. The imagery offers something for everyone: figure studies, landscapes, religious imagery, architectural motifs, and scenes from classical mythology.
