In conjunction with the New York Cultural Showcase Festival, a small exhibition devoted to studies for works of art in the Frick Collection was held.
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.
As an aspiring young artist, Anthony van Dyck possessed a precocious talent and a distinctive sense of style, yet he was forced to contend with the overpowering presence of Rubens, twenty-two years his senior and the dominating artistic force of Antwerp. This talk examines the ways in which Van Dyck’s ability to adapt and his will to be different shaped his early career.
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.
Stijn Alsteens, Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, presents his lecture "Drawing for Portraits" at The Frick Collection. Artists make portrait drawings in preparation for paintings, sculptures, and prints, but also as independent works. This lecture, presented by the co-curator of Van Dyck: The Anatomy of Portraiture, explores the ways in which Van Dyck and other artists employed such drawings and what we can learn about the working methods of their authors.
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.
March 2 through June 5, 2016
March 2, 2016, through June 5, 2016
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