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Descriptive Tour: Drawing the Italian Renaissance

Join us for a special descriptive tour of the Drawing the Italian Renaissance exhibition at The King’s Gallery, Edinburgh, designed for visually impaired and blind visitors.

Descriptive Tour: Drawing the Italian Renaissance

About Descriptive Tour: Drawing the Italian Renaissance

29th November 2025
11am - 12:30pm
The Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Palace of Holyroodhouse Canongate, Edinburgh East EH8 8DX
£5.50
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The tour will showcase the diversity and accomplishment of drawing across Italy between 1450 and 1600. The exhibition will feature around 80 works by over 50 artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian alongside lesser-known artists.

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