Cocktails with a Curator: Bertoldo's "Shield Bearer"

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4 жыл бұрын

In this week’s episode of “Cocktails with a Curator,” join Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon in sipping on a refreshing Daiquiri as he unravels the mystery behind one of the Frick’s exquisite bronze sculptures, “Shield Bearer” by Bertoldo di Giovanni. Together with Xavier, decode details of the work that may point to the identity of the figure portrayed.
To view this object in detail, please visit our website: collections.frick.org/objects/41

Пікірлер: 39

@LindaLinda80Linda 3 ай бұрын

Having another birthday ! Celebrating with another view of this gorgeous man. The thrill never goes away.

@ellenshell6938 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of my few highlights of the week. Thank you and thank you to our vibrant fan community.

@user-on2wk3yw5h 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you again Mr. Salomon and all of you in the Frick , it is a pleasure as every Friday, please go on ,you are the best!,,

@lucanardecchia2859 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Xavier, we have become addicted to your lessons! We have been lucky enough to visit Bertoldo Di Giovanni exibiton at the Frick last December...The world has changed so much since then...Wish you a lovely summer!Saluti dall'Italia.

@LutheranLiarNYC 4 жыл бұрын

Never miss this series!

@barbarahollman1942 4 жыл бұрын

These wonderful talks have been a highlight of the past few months. It has been such a pleasure to watch, listen and learn. Thank you so much!

@Mrbriankeeler 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this excellent presentation and bringing this heretofore unknown renaissance artist to light. Cheers!

@dorothywoods7446 4 жыл бұрын

Xavier relates such fascinating stories around a work of art with context that would normally not be noted when viewing it. I wait eagerly for his next presentation like a child wanting the next bedtime story. Wonderful in every way. A Big Thank You.

@alecmoore7664 4 жыл бұрын

Oh my, that shirt certainly got unbuttoned **swoons**

@Leebearify 4 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful way to begin a weekend, with Xavier! I am definitely headed out to their website to see the virtual tour. Thank you again to everyone at the Frick for this wonderful series !! Cheers !

@sandramahaffey7631 4 жыл бұрын

I have enjoyed all of this series..... Thank you so much Xavier and friends . Also love “ Travels with a curator”..... Sandra Bedford UK

@melitathorpe8982 4 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to next week with Mr. Salomon. Wouldn't start my weekend with him. Bravo.

@369blueyes 4 жыл бұрын

I am really enjoying these weekly sessions. The information is always presented thoughtfully and in a very accessible manner, and the informality of the cocktail hour setting is very engaging. I have absolutely no background in art history and have found the series both entertaining and educational. Thanks for all of your efforts to produce this!

@maomaoj 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, thanks a lot for offering something cultivating every week. Look forward to the next one!

@511gallery3 4 жыл бұрын

what a superb combination of art history, history, object conservation, cultural history and, yes, a summer cocktail! thank you. mj

@helensearle1562 3 жыл бұрын

You are always wonderful and so informative. Thank you Xavier Soloman. You made my day.

@sandraeugeni7606 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this wonderful lecture! Looking forward to enjoying the next one.

@LindaLinda80Linda Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! Just what I wanted for my birthday…and now I can die happy.

@wendyjackson3861 4 жыл бұрын

lovely really enjoy Mr Salomon talk. thank you for a very enjoyable afternoon.

@barbarajohnson1442 4 жыл бұрын

Of clurse!!!, forgive me!, but pre discovery of the most famous Greek statuary that inspired Michelangelo, etc.!!! I am so enjoying your historic overview. I am in love with figurative representation, (and missing my regular figure drawing from life in this covid portal.)..this was so inspiring. Thank you Xavier. I love seeing these postures borrowed and employed throughout history in narrative painting.

@Props703 4 жыл бұрын

Great!

@ellenboswellschiefer4485 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a fine presentation. You are always interesting and I find you intriguing.

@clairekhalil3222 4 жыл бұрын

Thank-you and Always!

@Diana-yj2ko 4 жыл бұрын

Delighted. Thanks.

@belkysherrera9047 4 жыл бұрын

This lecture piqued my interest in the sculptor. As the curator mentioned, the website has a detailed information, including videos and tour, on the exhibit of Bertoldo di Giovanni's work.

@NEntv58 4 жыл бұрын

Well done, as usual.

@susprime7018 4 жыл бұрын

Good points that they could have graced a high piece of furniture of some sort, perhaps some special collector's cabinet.

@dawnjackson1802 4 жыл бұрын

My diary indicates that I am in New York City, and that The Frick is the object of August 6th. Alas! The virus has me in quarantined in Victoria, Canada pursuant to a $1 million fine. Canadian dollars. 😊 OK. We hope to get to The Frick, when we may. Bless you for expanding our education before we can physically arrive in NYC. 🇨🇦

@tahiragibson6407 4 жыл бұрын

So all my life I’ve been saying “Dack-quiri “?

@bahhumbug9824 4 жыл бұрын

And also "Hi-dra" instead of "Hee-dra" which now alters future viewings of The Avengers.

@omonmaravilla6900 4 жыл бұрын

A bit of culture to keep the blues away...Salamat, Thank you!

@dweeb99 4 жыл бұрын

So much info, thank you! What are those goggles Julia Day has on? Are there Medici accounts that mention Bertoldo? If he died at Lorenzo's favorite villa, he must have been a much-beloved artisan. Also, small movable statues go way back to the Roman Empire (the Lares and Penares) and are popular even today in Neapolitan Christmas displays.

@MrRichiekaye 4 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable! PAN as Pan, then as man...

@juliosanchezbaroni6735 4 жыл бұрын

te recortaste la barba! muy bien

@stevenedwards4470 4 жыл бұрын

Are those masterpieces? The torsos are nice and the "accoutrement" looks ok. The face of The Fricke one seems kinda basic...not that finished. And the arms and legs are kinda meh. They're serviceable but they don't seem especially elegant or special to my eye. Like a little stumpy.

@ritabiro5105 3 жыл бұрын

Cies .i think .Bertolomeo shouldnt make his objects about mithological figutes but dont wanting to hurt the taste of orders just never understand the mithology.But sometimes l also like the fantasy of peolple.thanks anyway.