Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art and Block Cinema (Venue Partner)
40 Arts Circle Drive
Northwestern University
847 491 4000
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Detail of Claude Mellan. Death of Adonis, ca. 1630s, engraving. Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth.
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Apr 9, 2010 – June 20, 2010
Tuesdays (10am–5pm)
Wednesdays–Fridays (10am–8pm)
Saturdays–Sundays (10am–5pm)
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Directions: On the south end of Northwestern University's campus, just off Sheridan Road. Free parking at NU after 4 pm weekdays and all day weekends. Near the CTA Purple Line Davis and Foster stops and the Metra Davis stop.
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Composed entirely of lines, engravings are works of exquisite beauty and incomparable intricacy. The Brilliant Line traces the art form's development and proliferation across Europe, showcasing the technical virtuosity and inventiveness on display in rarely-seen Renaissance and Baroque prints by such masters as Albrecht Dürer and Hendrick Goltzius.
