Cocktails with a Curator: Murillo's "Self-Portrait"

In this week’s episode of Cocktails with a Curator, delve into the life and times of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, one of the most celebrated painters of seventeenth-century Spain. Look closely at his self-portrait for clues about the Seville-born artist—a trompe l’oeil stone frame points to his fascination with the antiquities excavated in his hometown, and the sitter seems to be looking forward, into the future, after surviving a traumatic period when Seville was ravaged by plague. Acquired by Henry Clay Frick in 1904, the painting stayed with the family until 2014, when it was gifted to the museum by Dr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Frick II. This week’s complementary cocktail, the Rebujito, conjures the warm spring days of Seville's Feria de Abril (April Fair) and goes well with Thanksgiving leftovers.

Cocktail Recipe

Rebujito
Manzanilla (fino sherry)
Sparkling lemonade
Sugar
on the rocks
garnish with a sprig of mint

Mocktail

Sparkling lemonade
on the rocks
garnish with a sprig of mint