July 24 through October 17, 2004
Arthur M. Sackler Museum (More about the Arthur M. Sackler Museum)

This exhibition presents some 70 works-including a little-known biblical composition by Rembrandt van Rijn and a study by Peter Paul Rubens of the head and arms of a beautiful youth- selected from the holdings of Dutch and Flemish drawings at the National Gallery of Canada. Most were acquired recently from a Toronto private collection and have never been exhibited or published.

The addition of these new acquisitions to the National Gallery's existing holdings has brought together an especially strong group from the period around 1600, which features works by Abraham Bloemaert, Joachim Wtewael, Karel van Mander, and Roelandt Savery. The drawings in the exhibition range in date from about 1480 to 1660. They include a rare, late-15th-century metalpoint study by Gerard David, a selection of drawings by Rembrandt and artists in his circle, and an impressive survey of landscapes by Dutch masters such as Hendrick Avercamp, Esaias van de Velde, and Anthonie Waterloo.

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. A fully illustrated catalogue, Dutch and Flemish Drawings from the National Gallery of Canada, accompanies the exhibition.

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