Master Drawings from the Collection of Alfred Moir
September 6 - November 18, 2001

This exhibition includes 76 drawings collected by the noted scholar of Baroque painting (and former member of the Tulane/Newcomb faculty), Alfred Moir. The bulk of these drawings are Italian from the period between 1500 and 1800. There are also French, Dutch, Flemish, German, Austrian, English, Russian, and Spanish examples. The subject matter varies, but recurring themes include the representation of the human figure, an engagement with antiquity, religious imagery and narrative, the position of the artist in society, Carnivals and Civic Festivals. A number of leading artists including the Tiepolos, Pietro da Cortona, and Simone Vouet are represented.