Renowned for its superb print holdings, the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts is also the repository of an important collection of European old master drawings, dating from the 15th to the 19th century. These drawings were gifted in 1948 to the City of San Francisco by local collectors Moore and Hazel Achenbach. Delving deep into this lesser-known collection through the lenses of modern connoisseurship, this lecture will highlight recent research on a group of Renaissance and Baroque Italian drawings. Learn about new attributions as well as these drawings’ functions, techniques, and earliest collecting history.

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About the curator 

Furio Rinaldi, PhD, is curator in charge of drawings, prints, and photographs at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, where he has organized the exhibitions Tamara de Lempicka (2024–2025), Botticelli Drawings (2023–2024) and Color into Line: Pastels from the Renaissance to the Present (2021–2022). In 2022, he was appointed the David and Julie Tobey Fellow at I Tatti — The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies.

About the “A Closer Look” series

This program is part of our “A Closer Look” series, a new curatorial lecture series exploring both the development of the Museums’ distinct collections and their art historical significance. Beginning at the Legion of Honor and expanding to the de Young soon, the series features in-depth presentations that highlight collection gems while demystifying creative practices that span thousands of years. 

Ticket info

Free program. First come, first served. Seating is limited and unassigned. Doors open 30 minutes before the start of the program.

Contact info

Public Programs
publicprograms@famsf.org
415.750.7694