Jonathan Brown

Past Exhibition: El Greco

Painting of portrait of St. Jerome seated with book on table; has long grey beard and wears red cardinal's robes
El Greco: Themes and Variations
May 15, 2001 to July 29, 2001

The Frick Collection's St. Jerome and Purification of the Temple comprised the core of this special exhibition, which was shown in the Oval Room. Together with five loan paintings — all replicas or versions of the two Frick canvases — these works revealed different aspects of the master's recycling of his own compositions. Although El Greco was a highly original painter, he frequently made replicas or related versions of his works, at a time when few if any other major artists did so.

Jonathan Brown: "Velázquez: Master and Masterpieces"

Link to video of Jonathan Brown lecture

In the belief that personal circumstances play an important part in shaping the work of art historians, Jonathan Brown reflects on his career as a specialist in Hispanic art. He will also take a fresh look at Las Meninas (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid), discussing how it was understood by Velázquez's contemporaries at the court of Philip IV. The lecture coincides with the publication of Brown's In the Shadow of Velázquez: A Life in Art History.