Special Loans

	Matthias Steinl (1643/44–1727) Pluto and Proserpina, 1690–1700 Ivory, carved; ebony-veneered base Height 10 ¼ in. (26 cm) Anonymous lender Location: Octagon Room (adjacent to the Ante-Room) This tour de force of ivory carving represents Pluto, the god of the underworld, abducting Proserpina, the daughter of Jupiter and Ceres. With striking naturalism, the sculptor conveys Proserpina’s surprise and fright through... MORE »
	Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael (1566–1638) Adam and Eve, 1610–15 Oil on copper 15 1/8 x 11 13/16 inches (38.4 x 30.1 cm) Private collection Location: Octagon Room (adjacent to the Ante-Room) The story of Adam and Eve is one of the most enduring in the history of art. With its momentous subject — the creation of humankind — and riveting themes of seduction, deceit, punishment, and redemption, it has long... MORE »
	Balthazar Lieutaud (d. 1780) Long-Case Regulator Clock, c. 1750–55 Oak veneered with tulipwood and amaranth, gilt bronze, enameled metal, and glass 93 ½ x 24 ½ x 9 inches (237.5 x 62.2 x 22.9 cm) Horace Wood Brock Collection Location: East Vestibule The impressive long-case regulator clock displayed in the East Vestibule near the museum’s Entrance Hall was made in Paris around 1750−55, when the fashion for rococo design was at its peak. A perfect example of this highly... MORE »
	Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806) Fall-Front Desk (Secrétaire à abattant), 1785 Oak veneered with mahogany, gilt-bronze mounts, marble, and leather writing surface 55 3/4 x 30 x 16 in. (141.6 x 76.2 x 40.6 cm) Horace Wood Brock Collection Location: Boucher Room The French word secrétaire derives from secret, or secrecy. Such pieces were created to secure private documents. When opened, the fall-front panel provides a leather-covered writing surface and... MORE »
	Royal Manufactory of Sèvres Mounted Vase, c. 1786–88 Hard-paste porcelain with gilt-bronze mounts attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751–1843) 14 ¾ x 15 1/8 x 7 ¼ inches (37.5 x 38.4 x 18.4 cm) Horace Wood Brock Collection Location: Boucher Room Between 1786 and 1788, the Royal Manufactory of Sèvres produced a dozen round and oval vases in dark blue hard-paste porcelain that were fitted with gilt-bronze mounts attributed to the renowned bronzemaker Pierre-Philippe... MORE »
	Royal Manufactory of Sèvres Potpourri Vase and Cover, c. 1763–70 (porcelain), c. 1785 (mounts) Painted and gilded soft-paste porcelain with gilt-bronze mounts 18 11/16 x 11 7/16 x 9 9/16 inches (47.5 x 29 x 24.3 cm) Horace Wood Brock Collection Location: Fragonard Room This exquisite soft-paste potpourri vase on view in the Fragonard Room was made by the Royal Manufactory of Sèvres around 1763–70. Its gilt-bronze mounts were added later, around 1785. The... MORE »
	Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) La Surprise: A Couple Embracing While a Figure Dressed as Mezzetin Tunes a Guitar, 1718–19 Oil on panel 14 ½ x 11 ½ inches (36.8 x 29.2 cm) Private collection Location: North Hall Antoine Watteau’s magnificent painting La Surprise has long been deemed a masterpiece of eighteenth-century French painting by scholars and connoisseurs. The panel was originally in the collection of — and may have... MORE »
	Lewin Dedeke (1660-1733) Fountain Surmounted by a Unicorn, c. 1705 Silver 28 3/4 in. (73 cm) Private collection Location: Dining Room One of a pair of fountains belonging to a large silver service made between 1705 and 1725 for the royal Hanover family of Germany.
	Johan Wilhelm Voigt I (active 1716-1765) Fountain Surmounted by a Lion, c. 1725 Silver 28 3/4 in. (73 cm) Private collection Location: Dining Room One of a pair of fountains belonging to a large silver service made between 1705 and 1725 for the royal Hanover family of Germany.
	Lewin Dedeke (1660-1733) One of a Pair of Basins, c. 1705 Silver 22 7/16 x 16 3/4 in. (57 x 42.5 cm) Private collection Location: Dining Room One of a pair of basins belonging to a large silver service made between 1705 and 1725 for the royal Hanover family of Germany.
	Johan Wilhelm Voigt I (active 1716-1765) One of a Pair of Basins, c. 1725 Silver 22 7/16 x 16 3/4 in. (57 x 42.5 cm) Private collection Location: Dining Room One of a pair of basins belonging to a large silver service made between 1705 and 1725 for the royal Hanover family of Germany.
	Pietro del Donzello, also known as the Master of 1487 (1452–1509) The Departure of the Argonauts, 1487 Oil on panel 33 x 64 1/2 in. (83.8 x 163.8 cm) The Mari-Cha Collection Location: West Gallery One of a pair of late fifteenth-century Florentine panel paintings on loan from The Mari-Cha Collection.
	Bartolomeo di Giovanni (active 1475–1511) The Argonauts in Colchis, 1487 Tempera and oil on panel 32 3/4 x 64 1/2 in. (83.2 x 163.8 cm) The Mari-Cha Collection Location: West Gallery One of a pair of late fifteenth-century Florentine panel paintings on loan from The Mari-Cha Collection.
	Francesco Guardi (1712–1793) View of the Guidecca Canal and the Zattere, c. 1765–70 Oil on canvas 47 1/4 x 80 3/4 in. (120 x 205.1 cm) Private collection Location: East Gallery A spectacular view of Venice by Guardi on long-term loan from a private collection can be seen in the East Gallery. This painting is notable in the artist’s oeuvre for its ample dimensions, matched only by two other ... MORE »
	Johann Gottlieb Kirchner, modeler (1706–?) Great Bustard, 1732 Meissen porcelain Height 33 in. (83.8 cm) The Arnhold Collection Location: Garden Court A remarkable Meissen porcelain figure of a Great Bustard, nearly three feet in height, is on view in the museum’s contemplative Garden Court, adjacent to rooms featuring examples of Henry Clay Frick’s taste for eighteenth-... MORE »
	Giambologna (1529–1608) Astrology, mid-1570s Wax on wood base Height 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) The Quentin Foundation Location: Enamels Room Giambologna’s wax model of Astrology, a generous long-term loan from The Quentin Foundation, is displayed in the Enamels Room, where it can be enjoyed alongside Renaissance bronzes, ceramics, paintings, and enamels... MORE »
	Simone Martini (c. 1284–1344) and studio Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John, 1340 Tempera and gold leaf on panel 17 1/2 x 7 15/16 in. (44.5 x 20.2 cm) The Phillips Family Collection Location: Enamels Room An exquisite gold-ground painting by Simone Martini (c. 1284–1344) and his assistants is on view in the Enamels Room, thanks to a long-term loan by the Phillips Family Collection. Visitors can experience this... MORE »