The Frick Collection, located twelve blocks south of The Met on Museum Mile, houses a splendid collection of Italian and Northern Renaissance paintings as well as works from later periods. It's also the last stop for Memling's Portraits, an intimate two-room special exhibition devoted to the portraits of fifteenth-century early Netherlandish master Hans Memling (ca. 1435/40-1494).
Memling's serene realistic renderings of his sitters and patrons are complemented by his exacting attention to detail, characteristic of portraiture in Northern Europe during the Late Middle Ages. This is evident in the artist's bust-length Portrait of a Man (ca. 1470-1475), owned by The Frick Collection and pictured here. Just as visually fascinating as the portraits are Memling's landscapes in some of the paintings' backgrounds.
See the review of Memling's Portraits.
The Frick Collection is located at 1 East 70 Street, New York, NY 10021-4967 (Telephone: 212-288-0700; Website: www.frick.org). The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Sunday from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Due to its overwhelming popularity, "Memling's Portraits" is open until 8:00 PM on Friday evenings. Admission is $12.00 for adults 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 10 to 15 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
