An artist with an international reputation in eighteenth-century Europe, Jean-Étienne Liotard (1792-1789) has been largely overlooked in modern times. Having painted the portraits of his royal patrons and their families in London, Vienna, Parma and Amsterdam, the artist was also a master miniaturist and engraver. Liotard's extensive travels took him to Naples, Rome, the Greek islands and Constantinople, where he became known as the Turkish Painter due to his long beard (unfashionable at the time in Western Europe) and adoption of the native exotic attire. Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789): Swiss Master includes the artist's poignant self-portrait above as well as more than 50 paintings, drawings, miniatures and engravings from Geneva's Musées d'art et d'histoire. Numerous pastels and other works from Swiss private collections round out this exhibition.
"Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789): Swiss Master" is on view from June 13 through September 17, 2006 at The Frick Collection, 1 East 70 Street, New York, NY 10021-4967 (Telephone: 212-288-0700; Website). The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Sunday from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Admission is $12.00 for adults, $8.00 for senior citizens (62 years of age and over), $5.00 for students and pay as you wish on Sunday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, which includes the ArtPhone recorded tour of the museum. Children ages 10 to 15 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
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From your Guide: Stan Parchin, Senior Correspondent for Museums and Special Exhibitions, is a specialist in ancient, late-medieval and Renaissance art and history, and a regular contributor to About Art History. You may read all of his Special Exhibition and Catalogue Reviews here.
"Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789): Swiss Master" is on view from June 13 through September 17, 2006 at The Frick Collection, 1 East 70 Street, New York, NY 10021-4967 (Telephone: 212-288-0700; Website). The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Sunday from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Admission is $12.00 for adults, $8.00 for senior citizens (62 years of age and over), $5.00 for students and pay as you wish on Sunday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, which includes the ArtPhone recorded tour of the museum. Children ages 10 to 15 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
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From your Guide: Stan Parchin, Senior Correspondent for Museums and Special Exhibitions, is a specialist in ancient, late-medieval and Renaissance art and history, and a regular contributor to About Art History. You may read all of his Special Exhibition and Catalogue Reviews here.