until Sunday May 01 2022

Getty Center
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1200 Getty Center Drive
CA 90049 Los Angeles
United States

The visual arts flourished in 17th-century France during a period known as the Grand Siècle or "great age."

Presenting works from the Getty collection made by French draftsmen across the century, this exhibition includes drawings made for many different purposes: designs for ceiling paintings, altarpieces, sculptures, and prints; sketches made outdoors; and academic studies drawn in the studio.

Together they testify to an era of courtly splendor, intellectual striving, and violent political upheaval.