Cocktails with a Curator: Veronese's "Wisdom and Strength"

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4 жыл бұрын

In this week’s episode of “Cocktails with a Curator,” enjoy a traditional Negroni with Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon as he discusses “Wisdom and Strength,” one of two large allegorical paintings by Paolo Veronese that hang in the West Gallery at the Frick. Discover the hidden message behind the two principal figures in this picture: a bearded brute clad in a lion skin and a woman of noble bearing with a miniature sun above her forehead. Tune in next week for a discussion of the painting’s companion work, “Choice Between Virtue and Vice.”
To see this painting in detail, please visit our website: collections.frick.org/objects/277

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@soniarupcic6719 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Curators, I just wanted to say how grateful we are for these videos. My husband and I have an infant and have been quarantining pretty seriously since this all began -- your videos have been a lifeline. I don't usually write reviews but was moved to after reading some of yours. First, please don't change a thing! We love hearing about the cocktails, the art and the history. The balance is right. Second, thank you for reminding us that some of the most beautiful works of human ingenuity have their history in great inequality and oppression. This is always a necessary reminder. Many thanks for making our Fridays brighter!

@michaelcolborne2856 4 жыл бұрын

I have visited the Frick a number of times and this is a painting that I would have passed by. Thank you, Xavier, for bringing it to life for me. On my next visit I will give it the attention it deserves. I look forward to these talks every week.

@lordtherapeutics 24 күн бұрын

A fabulous series and a wondrous episode, thank you.

@ingridllinas5612 10 ай бұрын

Thanks to your courtesy. I did not have the opportunity to watch, neither tried my drink. So this is the day to listen to your description.

@jimfleckenstein4763 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating stuff! Could be that Xavier's "cocktails" and "travels" are the most rewarding and intriguing revelations of this COVID-19 nightmare. I do know that I can't wait to re-visit the masterpieces of the Frick Collection in light of this superb series!

@ElizabethSwift 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. The Frick's KZfaq has kept me entertained and enlightened.

@randolphlearning5255 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you curator. Great cocktail, painting, analysis, voice and enthusiasm. There is nothing like our amazing Western culture. Wisdom trumps all. Thanks for sharing Mr. Curator.

@faithfj Жыл бұрын

Incredible work of art and incredible discussion. Thank you

@Leebearify 4 жыл бұрын

How wonderful, it was over so quickly. Thank you Dr. Salomon, as always it was educational, interesting and beautiful.

@gustavderkits8433 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you again. At the end of a “cocktails with a curator” I always feel a little bit more civilized that I was at the beginning, not merely because I have acquired some piece of knowledge but because I feel more connected to the broad history of humanity and happy to be so.

@barbarajohnson1442 4 жыл бұрын

Well said, thank you!

@welshblush 4 жыл бұрын

I deeply enjoy these! Thank you so much for these thoughtful and fascinating offerings. Stay well.

@janebrettell1737 4 жыл бұрын

Superb as always I really look forward to these.🥰🥰

@richardschilling2414 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating! Another memorable episode that makes me just wish I could take the subway there again to see them in person.

@DavidSmith-ew2sn 4 жыл бұрын

I never comment, but this episode was deeply inspiring. Xavier's image of Frick smoking a cigar while contemplating the resonance of Veronese's "Wisdom of Strength" is both personal and poignant.

@ogieogie 3 жыл бұрын

I love Mr Solomon's insights.

@MrNikonova 4 жыл бұрын

...Vanity of vanities, all is vanity and grasping for the wind... Thank you for the most beautiful allegory of divine wisdom accompanied with an equally beautiful story and a delicious coctail.

@roniquebreauxjordan1302 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to visit the Frick...🍸's ..hopefully ...will be available in the new space...

@donaldmangel4732 4 жыл бұрын

Such an in-depth discussion on this Veronese’s Wisdom and Strength painting in 16 minutes! I can hardly wait for next week’s episode! Kudos to you Xavier!

@kurtk6592 4 жыл бұрын

No better way to start the weekend!

@highseasailing8624 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you , thank you! Just love this series! Perhaps one day... sigh... I can travel to the Frick from Sydney...

@juliettepasser2020 4 жыл бұрын

Best time of Fridays! :>)

@clivefelgate9802 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another excellent "Cocktails" Your choice of subject could not be more timely. Wisdom conquering all. If only our Politicians could spend a few minutes considering that!! I look forward to a time when I can return to New York and wander through the Frick and be among old friends again. May you all keep safe and well.

@elizabethmilligan7173 4 жыл бұрын

Hello from Virginia! my favorite Friday event!

@catherinetriplett5584 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so interesting, delightful 20 minutes on a Friday! 😁

@susanprice7202 4 жыл бұрын

Dallas, Texas here. Love these and look forward to them! Stay well everyone.

@artist2739 3 жыл бұрын

Love these talks!

@erickwilberding5786 4 жыл бұрын

Erudite & thoughtful as always. What extraordinary paths the paintings took on their way to New York. Thank you.

@rcatta 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thank you for making these available.

@joycevisceglia6404 4 жыл бұрын

Xavier, your presentations on various pieces in the Frick collection continue to transport me to a beautiful ethereal place. Much needed during these challenging times. Thank you Joyce Visceglia

@ariadne3838 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have a great memory of Venice. My mother and I celebrated the Feast of the Madonna della Salute. We walked across the Grand Canal on the pontoon bridge with all the Venetians. We had our candles and we were blessed.

@ancahammer3354 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful,as usual

@jeffhreid 4 жыл бұрын

Splendid video! Beautiful paintings , fascinating stories, interesting cocktail. Very enjoyable

@TheGaucha7 4 жыл бұрын

Another wonderful time and great opportunity to expand our knowledge ! Grazie Mille!

@lucanardecchia2859 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Xavier for the best 20 minutes of Friday evenings. Saluti dall' Italia.

@jasaravi1 4 жыл бұрын

thank you, xavier, from montevideo, uruguay.

@Stephencorneli01 4 жыл бұрын

Like all the ‘commentators,’ I’ve quickly come to look forward to ‘Friday at the Frick’ from here in England - visually gorgeous, insightful, technically seamless and a Negroni! No surprise that the collective consciousness around great art that we all recognise here has found a way out through the pandemic…..but how best can this wonderful moment be continued? Talking fun with friends over a relaxing drink, nothing better. Don’t stop!

@lynnblack6493 4 жыл бұрын

My favourite cocktail! And I had just opened and poured my NZ Oyster Bay rose. But all is well and I loved the lesson in allegory. I will be so ready for my first visit to NY, the Met and the Frick!

@user-on2wk3yw5h 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you again Mr.Salomon, weekends are becoming great pleasure with you.

@beverlyfletcher4458 3 жыл бұрын

We are slowly losing all the knowledge which enables us to identify these references as children aren't being taught them. Yet another reason that these lectures are invaluable! thank you.

@ritabiro5105 3 жыл бұрын

These are very beautiful paintings as well.you mentioned Odelscacy family es I know she was originally hungarian aristocracy I saw in a journal very fine lady and shows the wisdom in here feauture and elegancy and god taste.My first flight was to Prage but as I rememder l just visited the town a big chatedral a library and took part on concert and from there drowe me home a spanish lady.

@maomaoj 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Mr Curator! Such a interesting and informative presentation. Hardly can wait for next week’s! I enjoy it very much

@dawnjackson1802 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for Veronese and explanation of wisdom. Elizabeth 🇨🇦

@myriamlambert801 4 жыл бұрын

Thank your for this great episode. I do hope you will go on with your "Cocktails". Fantastic moments !!!

@kathrynmiele 4 жыл бұрын

Love your Cocktails With A Curator series. Looking forward to visiting the Frick once the pandemic is over and I feel it is safe to get on an airplane again.

@sandraeugeni7606 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful episode! Looking forward to enjoying the next one. Salute!

@dicty2 4 жыл бұрын

Art, deep learning and a cocktail. Bravo...and Cin cin!

@roniquebreauxjordan1302 4 жыл бұрын

Between this and the Botticelli exhibit a few years ago (livestreamed, too)..💛🌿❤ 🎨🎉

@dr.nicholaswood4916 4 жыл бұрын

Always interesting,entertaining and informative.The entire series has been spectacular.Very surprising More People have not engaged,although the Frick has always flown under the radar a little bit with the general Art viewing Public.Thank you Xavier!

@fabianfarbeyond558 4 жыл бұрын

I hope to continue having a weekly cocktail with you. So informative and Interesting.

@myrnaskertchly5483 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing, a usual! Thank you for these wonderful talks, I look forward to the next episode

@mcoll6694 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Xavier. This particular Veronese is a favorite painting of mine. I was unaware of Rudolph II's connection. Frick must have loved this connection I am sure.

@anjelash499 4 жыл бұрын

Your lectures are always extremely interesting and your English and French (and of course Italian) are great!

@catherinetriplett5584 4 жыл бұрын

Hey there! Charleston SC checking in!

@laurensouthgate2458 4 жыл бұрын

I always learn something interesting .I am enjoying cocktails with a curator i hope the drinks are good.

@Weesperbuurt 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for another fascinating talk. Thomas Hope was born in the Netherlands like his father and fled to London when Napoleon invaded the Netherlands. His English home Deepdene was in SURREY not Sussex and was demolished in 1969.

@Rafabubor 4 жыл бұрын

Greatest piece !!

@celiabeadle2847 4 жыл бұрын

Please do give us a talk on the Thomas Cromwell portrait to complement your excellent one on Thomas More. After their conflict in life, it is ironic that they are still facing each other but across a fireplace, centuries later.

@MrCarolperroni 4 жыл бұрын

Que maravilha! está aula fez meu dia muito melhor!

@brianrichards7006 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video on the Frick collection. These are really valuable, because, when I had art history, it was superficial, and heavily weighted towards post 1900 art. Here we receive the latest expertise into Veronese's works. I was intrigued by the four square Veronese paintings, and I am wondering, because they have these dull grey backgrounds (where in my opinion they would be greatly improved with blue sky and clouds) makes me wonder if they were commissioned to adhere to an interior color scheme.

@SexyBakanishi 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! I look forward to next week. Maybe the idea of how the word vanity has changed over the years to give a clearer context - not merely an obsession with ones looks but the idea that the pursuit of all but wisdom would be in vain

@danielbuttafuoco7928 4 жыл бұрын

Xavier, I am loving these presentations. Thank you so much for this informative and interesting exposition. I never had heard of the Iconologia by Cesare Ripa. I always wondered where the various artists had obtained such consistent allegorical figures. I would add that Ripa borrowed from the Scripture (Tanakh) in using a woman as the allegory of Wisdom (see Proverbs 1:20 et seq.) where "Wisdom" is personified as a woman crying out in the public square for people to heed her advice. Too bad Rudolf II didn't heed her!

@janepanahy9370 4 жыл бұрын

Agree 100 per cent with foregoing comment!

@robertforman4489 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent, as always! Many thanks, Dr. Salomon. I wonder whether Vermeer was influenced by Veronese's Wisdom when painting his "Allegory of the Catholic Faith" as Veronese was by the Farnese Hercules. The posture of Faith is identical to that of Wisdom, eyes raised to heaven and foot on a globe. Has European allegorical painting become this canonical by the seventeenth century?

@davidc5191 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite allegory of love is the painting by Bronzino.

@teeniebeenie8774 4 жыл бұрын

fun!!!

@pabloperezdors2878 4 жыл бұрын

❤️👏🏼

@Acquavallo 3 жыл бұрын

What is the treatis of allegorical forms mentioned near the end?

@judykendall3929 4 жыл бұрын

What was the name of the treatise Xavier referenced in the presentation?

@maryparker4099 4 жыл бұрын

"Iconologia" by Cesare Ripa

@BCBNYC 4 жыл бұрын

Cesare Ripa's Iconologia.

@judykendall3929 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@judykendall3929 4 жыл бұрын

@@maryparker4099 Thank you!

@docmccoy95 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder where their next stop will be?

@sethfleishman5346 4 жыл бұрын

Ecclesiastes 9: 16 And I said, "Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded."

@bahhumbug9824 4 жыл бұрын

THAT'S probably what the cigar chomping Frick, the Emperor and all the other aristocrats were thinking when they saw the painting; ie. don't be poor. Get ALL the riches.

@sethfleishman5346 4 жыл бұрын

@@bahhumbug9824 You wear your name well.

@ironhillroad 4 жыл бұрын

I am increasingly curious about Frick the man. How did you become such a great art connoisseur? And how did you acquire the huge sums of money necessary to create his wonderful home? Would it be possible to do a “cocktails with a curator“ featuring his favorite cocktail and the story of his life? All the best, Richard Fried

@lynnblack6493 4 жыл бұрын

If you google Mr. Frick - what a story! Not just Frick but the whole sordid American steel industry 1900s. He was right in there...

@ironhillroad 4 жыл бұрын

Lynn Black Thank you

@Delk39507 4 жыл бұрын

Mississippi getting a little culture!

@williamwilliams5278 4 жыл бұрын

Devine wisdom is also given a feminine persona in The Bible.

@mcoll6694 4 жыл бұрын

Sophia was very much part of Hellenistic and Jewish theology as well and early Christian orators like Paul adopted it. Cool stuff!

@marianneclaude9157 4 жыл бұрын

@bahhumbug9824 4 жыл бұрын

So all you had to do was recognize "All is Vanity" and you understand the painting. So the man is Hercules, the child is Cupid. Can't the woman be Athena, goddess of, among other things, wisdom?