Michelangelo Drawings

'Closer to the Master' at the British Museum covers the long career of Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) through his drawings. Michelangelo was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect and draftsman and the exhibition contains his private preliminary sketches for final designs. He did not plan for the drawings to be viewed by the public, or even kept and many others were destroyed but they are really fascinating in giving an insight into Michelangelo’s thought process as he worked. There are very initial thumbnail sketches through to really detailed polished studies of individual features, all very beautiful. Interactive computers show how each of the preliminary drawings fit perfectly onto the final artworks, putting the drawings into context. This was a brilliant exhibition, well worth a visit, although being a Saturday is was very crowded so I'd recommend visiting during the week.