Stamford art students get to witness Michelangelo’s creative struggle at the Art Gallery of Ontario on Friday, November 28.

Who do you need to see about going on this trip?
Ms. Dyksytra in room 56

How much is the trip?
$37

When does the bus leave?
The bus picks up students at Stamford at 8:30 in the morning.

When would you return to the school?
Estimated arrival time back to Stamford is 5:30 p.m.



Organized by the AGO in collaboration with the Casa Buonarroti, Florence, whose collection is formed from Michelangelo’s own, the exhibition centres on a loan of 30 drawings by Michelangelo’s hand. These drawings are among the best of the esteemed Casa Buonarroti’s collection and represent the range of Michelangelo’s work. Dating from before and after the completion of the Sistine Chapel, the works on display include preliminary drawings — both architectural and figural sketches — as well as presentation drawings.

Organized thematically, the exhibition takes a critical look at the notion of the genius at work, locating the creative search at the axis of ambition, exploration, frustration, defiance and unrealized dreams. Drawings will be grouped according to these issues. Developed by Lloyd DeWitt, curator of European Art at the AGO, and David Wistow, interpretive planner, Michelangelo: Quest for Genius will feature computer animations that bring to life some of Michelangelo’s most ambitious and ultimately unfinished designs.