The Met began its $50 Mondays (when the museum is normally closed to the public) in 2003 when it opened "Leonardo da Vinci: Master Draftsman."

Star-Power Drawings Since "Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman" opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Jan. 21, about 6,000 people a day have come.

But when a superstar shows up, everything falls into perspective, as it did when "Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman" arrived at the Met for an all-too-brief stay.

The big news is that the Met and the Modern have managed loan shows like "Matisse Picasso" and "Leonardo Da Vinci: Master Draftsman."

"Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art also tries, and manages to part the curtain just a crack.

For example, at the height of its popularity, the Met's recent show, "Leonardo da Vinci: Master Draftsman," often created wait times well beyond one hour.

On display through May 6 in "Correggio and Parmigianino: Master Draftsmen of the Renaissance" are more than 130 of their drawings, many never previously on public view.

Master Draftsman, ed.

Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman, exhibition catalog fully online as PDF from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (a great drawing resource).

Correggio's "Annunciation," below, is among the 129 drawings in "Correggio and Parmigianino: Master Draftsmen of the Renaissance" at the Met.