Renaissance Drawings

A major exhibition Fra Angelico to Leonardo: Italian Renaissance Drawings continues at the British Museum, London, until 25 July. In collaboration with the Uffizi in Florence, this exhibition traces the increasing importance of drawing in 15th-century Italy, with 100 drawings by Italian Renaissance artists including Raphael, Leonardo and Michelangelo. This beauty is Andrea del Verrocchio's Head of a woman (c. 1475) captured in charcoal heightened with lead white. There is an admission charge (title link).