January 16, 2019
Curatorial Blog
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Special Loan: "On the Côte d’Opale, Picardy"
Xavier F. Salomon writes about a painting by Richard Parkes Bonington, currently on view in the North Hall. The loan depicts the coastal environs of northern France and complements the Frick’s exhibition Turner’s Modern and Ancient Ports: Passages through Time.
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Extended Loan: Francesco Guardi’s "View of the Villa Loredan at Paese"
Xavier F. Salomon reflects on a work by painter Francesco Guardi that is currently on long-term loan to the Frick and may be seen in the Ante Room. While Guardi typically captured water views of his native city, this charming canvas depicts the garden of a Venetian palazzo.
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Portrait Medals from the Scher Collection Come to the Frick
Associate Curator Aimee Ng discusses a major gift to The Frick Collection and how it dovetails beautifully with the museum’s holdings.
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Van Dyck's Portrait of Cardinal Bentivoglio
Van Dyck’s portrait of Cardinal Bentivoglio has left Italy, traveling to the U.S. for the first time, where it is on view at the Frick in the Van Dyck: The Anatomy of Portraiture (March 2 through June 5, 2016). This great work is discussed by Xavier F. Salomon, who considers it among the most important loans to the exhibition (and his favorite work in the show).
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A Masterpiece of Spanish Painting Enters the Collection
Reprinted from the Winter 2015 issue of the Members’ Magazine, this article details a significant gift to the Frick’s permanent collection, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s Self-Portrait (ca. 1650–55).
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