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Research Projects
Logiques du négatif
This research network is devoted to the investigation of the techniques and metaphorical possibilities of impriting in the visual arts.
The Antiquarian Drawing as a Site of Creative Invention
A current research project investigates the role of creative invention in drawings after antiquities by Renaissance artists and architects.
Database Projects
Photographic Campaign 2021-
In 2021–22 the Census will be adding thousands of new photographs to replenish its visual resources. Consult the updated list of new collections.
Topham Drawings in Eton College
In 2018–9, the focus of the Census was on drawings after Italian antiquities from the collection of Richard Topham in Eton College.
16th-Century Architectural Drawings
Between 2014 and 2017, numerous 16th-century architectural drawings from European and American collections were added to the Census.
Architectural Drawings from the Uffizi
Between 2009 and 2013, the Census added architectural drawings from the Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi (GDSU) in Florence.