Margaret Iacono

Past Exhibition: Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals

Young woman with large pearl earring
Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals: Masterpieces of Dutch Painting from the Mauritshuis
October 22, 2013 to January 19, 2014

The Frick Collection was the final American venue of a global tour of paintings from the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Past Exhibition: Masterpieces from The Cleveland Museum of Art

oil painting depicting biblical scene of the sacrifice of Isaac, showing man being interrupted by angel before killing young boy, circa 1527
Masterpieces of European Painting from The Cleveland Museum of Art
November 8, 2006 to January 28, 2007

For many years, The Frick Collection has offered its visitors the chance to view important Old Master paintings from American institutions outside the New York area. In keeping with this tradition, the Frick presented fourteen extraordinary works from the renowned Cleveland Museum of Art. Ranging in date from the early Renaissance to the mid-nineteenth century, the selection included canvases by artists represented in the Frick’s permanent collection alongside paintings by important masters not typically seen at the museum.

Margaret Iacono: Guercino's "Aldrovandi Dog"

Link to video of Margaret Iacono discussing Guercino's 'Aldrovandi Dog'

The Aldrovandi Dog was painted by Guercino around 1625. Although the dog's name has been lost to time, we know that Count Filippo Maria Aldrovandi (1598-1644) owned the white and brindle mastiff because its elaborate leather collar bears the Aldrovandi coat of arms. It is part of the special exhibition Masterpieces of European Painting from the Norton Simon Museum(link is external), that was on display at The Frick Collection from February 10, 2009 to May 10, 2009.