Popular Diptych Book Series Continues
Four New Books On Titian, Riccio, Bronzino, And Rosalba Carriera Published By The Frick Collection
May 26, 2023
The Frick Collection expanded its popular Diptych series with four new titles, two already available, two to be published this summer. The books focus on Titians Portrait of a Man in a Red Hat, a bronze Oil Lamp modeled by Riccio, Bronzinos Lodovico Capponi, and the recently acquired pastel Portrait of a Man in Pilgrims Costume by Rosalba Carriera, all from the Fricks permanent collection. These 2023 publications, bringing the number of titles in the Diptych series to 13, provide fresh perspectives on Frick artworks by pairing art historical essays with contributions from contemporary cultural figures. Currently available in the museum shop at Frick Madison and online, Titians Man in a Red Hat focuses on an exquisite Italian Renaissance portrait from the 1510s. The book pairs an essay by the Fricks assistant curator of sculpture, Giulio Dalvit, with a selection of portraits by artist Elizabeth Peyton that traces her engagement with Titian over many decades. Pairing an engrossing essay by Ian Wardropper, the Fricks Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen director, with a new poem by renowned English poet and critic James Fenton, Riccios Oil Lamp spotlights a Renaissance masterpiece in bronze. Bronzinos Lodovico Capponi examines an enigmatic Renaissance portrait, pairing an essay by Frick curator Aimee Ng with a moving piece by acclaimed author, critic, and essayist Daniel Mendelsohn. Finally, with an essay by Xavier F. Salomon, deputy director and Peter Jay Sharp chief curator, and text by Swiss artist Nicolas Party, Rosalba Carrieras Man in Pilgrims Costume explores a spectacular 18th-century pastel bequeathed to the museum in 2020 by Alexis Gregory, the founder of Vendome Press. To learn more, visit www.frick.org.
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