Lecture Video
Jeffrey Collins: “The Power of Patronage: Valadier and Pope Pius VI"
During the late eighteenth century, Luigi Valadier, Rome's most sought-after silversmith, created spectacular objects for Europe's most discerning princes, prelates, and aristocrats. This lecture explores his commissions for Pope Pius VI, a demanding client whose strategic patronage of the arts gave Valadier increased public visibility and stretched his creativity to the limit.
This program is made possible by Ayesha Bulchandani.
Alvar González-Palacios in conversation with Xavier F. Salomon: "The Art and Life of Luigi Valadier"
In conjunction with the special exhibition Luigi Valadier: Splendor in Eighteenth-Century Rome, internationally renowned Valadier expert Alvar González-Palacios discusses Valadier’s remarkable life and work, as well as his own experience as curator of the exhibition and author of the first complete monograph of the artist’s extraordinary oeuvre.
This program is made possible by Ayesha Bulchandani.