Van Dyck Portraits Return to the Galleries
October 21, 2015
Monumental Works Offer a Preview of Next Year’s Exhibition
This article is reprinted from the Fall 2015 issue of the Members’ Magazine.
Adam Eaker
Adam Eaker: "Building a Flemish Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art"
Adam Eaker, Guest Curator, Van Dyck: The Anatomy of Portraiture, The Frick Collection, and Assistant Curator of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York presents his lecture, "The American Van Dyck" on Saturday, May 14, 2016. This lecture is part of the symposium 'America and the Art of Flanders: Collecting Paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck, and Their Circles' presented by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection on Friday and Saturday, May 13-14, 2016.
Adam Eaker: "The American Van Dyck"
Adam Eaker, Guest Curator, Van Dyck: The Anatomy of Portraiture, The Frick Collection, and Assistant Curator of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York presents his lecture, "The American Van Dyck" on Friday, May 13, 2016. This lecture is part of the symposium 'America and the Art of Flanders: Collecting Paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck, and Their Circles' presented by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection on Friday and Saturday, May 13-14, 2016.
Adam Eaker: “Sitting for Van Dyck"
During the decade he spent in London, Anthony van Dyck became famous for his spectacular portrait sittings, which combined painting with music and food to produce an elaborate entertainment for his clientele. This lecture, presented by the co-curator of Van Dyck: The Anatomy of Portraiture explores Van Dyck’s public persona and his legacy for seventeenth-century English poetry and drama, paying special attention to works included in the exhibition.
Van Dyck, The Anatomy of Portraiture
An introductory video for the exhibition Van Dyck, The Anatomy of Portraiture, on view at The Frick Collection from March 2 through June 5, 2016.