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Nathaniel Silver: "Borgo San Sepolcro to the East Coast"
During a career spanning nearly sixty years Piero della Francesca worked in almost every major center across the Italian peninsula, although nowhere did he accept more commissions than in Borgo San Sepolcro. Like his native city, Piero's paintings are possessed of a character that is neither Florentine nor Sienese but entirely unique. On the closing weekend of the special exhibition, the show's curator will discuss Piero's career in Borgo and explore how some of his masterpieces created for that city reached American shores.
This lecture is made possible by the Robert H. Smith Family Foundation
Location: The Frick Collection, New York, NY
Event Date: 05.18.13
Speaker: Nathaniel Silver
[previously hosted on Vimeo: 611 views]
published: 20 Nov 2019
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Machtelt Israëls: "Piero at Home: The Art of Piero della Francesca"
During the early Renaissance, Piero della Francesca's artistic talents were highly sought after by patrons across the Italian peninsula but nowhere more so than in his hometown of Borgo San Sepolcro. This lecture will explore how Piero gradually transformed the art of painting by applying his pioneering pictorial imagination to the challenge of three gothic polyptychs and by introducing Renaissance format paintings into the domestic interior with his Virgin and Child Enthroned with Four Angels (featured in the exhibition) and Nativity of Christ (The National Gallery, London). The latter work will be discussed in the context of architectural and pictorial decoration designed by Piero for his family's private palazzo.
Location: The Frick Collection, New York, NY
Event Date: 02.13.13
Speak...
published: 20 Nov 2019
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A Renaissance masterpiece nearly lost in war: Piero della Francesca, The Resurrection
Piero della Francesca, The Resurrection, c. 1470 (fresco, 225 x 200 cm (Museo Civico, Sansepolcro, Italy). A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
This video (and Smarthistory's ARCHES series) has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this video do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
published: 21 May 2020
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Who is Piero della Francesca|Artist Biography|VISART
Piero della Francesca, born Piero di Benedetto in 1415, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. He passed away on October 12, 1492 in Sansepolcro.
A biography of Piero della Francesca.#artist #Biography #VIS #VISART #Piero della Francesca
published: 10 Jul 2023
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Piero della Francesca: A quiet revolutionary | National Gallery
Delve into the strange and intriguing composition of Piero della Francesca's 'Baptism of Christ' and learn more about this once forgotten, revolutionary painter with Caroline Campbell, Director of Collections and Research.
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published: 13 Apr 2018
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Scott Nethersole: "Landscapes of Piero della Francesca"
The landscapes in Piero's paintings, particularly his Baptism of Christ (The National Gallery, London), are often thought to recall the area around his hometown of Borgo San Sepolcro. In truth, they evoke the upper Tiber Valley without describing it precisely. But what did it mean to locate sacred scenes in a recognizable and local setting? Did that landscape carry any connotations for the fifteenth-century residents of Borgo San Sepolcro that might be lost to us today?
This lecture is made possible by the Robert H. Smith Family Foundation.
Location: The Frick Collection, New York, NY
Event Date: 05.01.13
Speaker: Scott Nethersole
[previously hosted on Vimeo: 837 views]
published: 20 Nov 2019
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Who pioneered perspective in Renaissance art? Piero's 'Baptism of Christ' | National Gallery
Find out why National Gallery Director, Gabriele Finaldi, has chosen Piero della Francesca's 'Baptism of Christ' for his Picture of the Month, as we mark the beginning of the Gallery's Bicentenary year in May 2024.
🎨 Find out more about 'The Baptism of Christ': https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/piero-della-francesca-the-baptism-of-christ
🖌️ Find out more about Piero della Francesca: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/piero-della-francesca
#NationalGallery #ArtHistory #Perspective
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published: 01 May 2024
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Jean Fouquet, Madonna Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim
VISITFLANDERS has joined forces with Smarthistory and the Center for Netherlandish Art at the MFA Boston to bring you a series of video conversations with curators on important Flemish paintings by artists such as Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, Peter Paul Rubens, and James Ensor.
Jean Fouquet, Madonna Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim, c. 1450, oil on panel, 92 x 83.5 cm (Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp)
speakers: Dr. Samuel Mareel, Senor Curator, 15th- and 16th- Century Art, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Dr. Beth Harris, Executive Director, Smarthistory
https://www.visitflanders.com/
https://www.mfa.org/collections/center-for-netherlandish-art
published: 30 Aug 2024
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Cocktails with a Curator: Piero della Francesca
In this week’s episode of “Cocktails with a Curator,” Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon explores Piero della Francesca’s “St. John the Evangelist,” one of the few major works by the Renaissance artist in the United States. This striking panel was originally part of a polyptych commissioned for the high altar of Sant’Agostino in Piero’s hometown of Borgo San Sepolcro. The polyptych was probably dismembered in the mid-16th century, less than one hundred years after it was made, and many fragments are now lost. Enjoy this week’s program with a bourbon-powered Saint cocktail or a refreshing Grapefruit Citrus mocktail.
published: 05 Feb 2021
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Episode 1 | Introduction | Saint John the Baptist: From Birth to Beheading
Who was John the Baptist and why has he been so important to artists and patrons over the centuries? In this first of 10 films, art historian Jennifer Sliwka and theologian Ben Quash introduce us to this pivotal figure in the Biblical story, and reveal the ways he can immediately be recognised in works of art.
This episode takes a close look at two National Gallery masterpieces, Carlo Crivelli's 'The Demidoff Altarpiece' 1476 and Piero della Francesca's 'The Baptism of Christ', 1450s.
'John the Baptist: From Birth to Beheading' is a series of 10 films sharing the highlights of the collaborative MA course taught by Dr Jennifer Sliwka, Howard and Roberta Ahmanson Fellow in Art and Religion at the National Gallery and Professor Ben Quash, Director of the Centre for Arts and the Sacred, King...
published: 24 Jun 2014
51:43
Nathaniel Silver: "Borgo San Sepolcro to the East Coast"
During a career spanning nearly sixty years Piero della Francesca worked in almost every major center across the Italian peninsula, although nowhere did he acce...
During a career spanning nearly sixty years Piero della Francesca worked in almost every major center across the Italian peninsula, although nowhere did he accept more commissions than in Borgo San Sepolcro. Like his native city, Piero's paintings are possessed of a character that is neither Florentine nor Sienese but entirely unique. On the closing weekend of the special exhibition, the show's curator will discuss Piero's career in Borgo and explore how some of his masterpieces created for that city reached American shores.
This lecture is made possible by the Robert H. Smith Family Foundation
Location: The Frick Collection, New York, NY
Event Date: 05.18.13
Speaker: Nathaniel Silver
[previously hosted on Vimeo: 611 views]
https://wn.com/Nathaniel_Silver_Borgo_San_Sepolcro_To_The_East_Coast
During a career spanning nearly sixty years Piero della Francesca worked in almost every major center across the Italian peninsula, although nowhere did he accept more commissions than in Borgo San Sepolcro. Like his native city, Piero's paintings are possessed of a character that is neither Florentine nor Sienese but entirely unique. On the closing weekend of the special exhibition, the show's curator will discuss Piero's career in Borgo and explore how some of his masterpieces created for that city reached American shores.
This lecture is made possible by the Robert H. Smith Family Foundation
Location: The Frick Collection, New York, NY
Event Date: 05.18.13
Speaker: Nathaniel Silver
[previously hosted on Vimeo: 611 views]
- published: 20 Nov 2019
- views: 2214
54:19
Machtelt Israëls: "Piero at Home: The Art of Piero della Francesca"
During the early Renaissance, Piero della Francesca's artistic talents were highly sought after by patrons across the Italian peninsula but nowhere more so than...
During the early Renaissance, Piero della Francesca's artistic talents were highly sought after by patrons across the Italian peninsula but nowhere more so than in his hometown of Borgo San Sepolcro. This lecture will explore how Piero gradually transformed the art of painting by applying his pioneering pictorial imagination to the challenge of three gothic polyptychs and by introducing Renaissance format paintings into the domestic interior with his Virgin and Child Enthroned with Four Angels (featured in the exhibition) and Nativity of Christ (The National Gallery, London). The latter work will be discussed in the context of architectural and pictorial decoration designed by Piero for his family's private palazzo.
Location: The Frick Collection, New York, NY
Event Date: 02.13.13
Speaker: Machtelt Israëls
[previously hosted on Vimeo: 862 views]
https://wn.com/Machtelt_Israëls_Piero_At_Home_The_Art_Of_Piero_Della_Francesca
During the early Renaissance, Piero della Francesca's artistic talents were highly sought after by patrons across the Italian peninsula but nowhere more so than in his hometown of Borgo San Sepolcro. This lecture will explore how Piero gradually transformed the art of painting by applying his pioneering pictorial imagination to the challenge of three gothic polyptychs and by introducing Renaissance format paintings into the domestic interior with his Virgin and Child Enthroned with Four Angels (featured in the exhibition) and Nativity of Christ (The National Gallery, London). The latter work will be discussed in the context of architectural and pictorial decoration designed by Piero for his family's private palazzo.
Location: The Frick Collection, New York, NY
Event Date: 02.13.13
Speaker: Machtelt Israëls
[previously hosted on Vimeo: 862 views]
- published: 20 Nov 2019
- views: 12360
8:17
A Renaissance masterpiece nearly lost in war: Piero della Francesca, The Resurrection
Piero della Francesca, The Resurrection, c. 1470 (fresco, 225 x 200 cm (Museo Civico, Sansepolcro, Italy). A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Ha...
Piero della Francesca, The Resurrection, c. 1470 (fresco, 225 x 200 cm (Museo Civico, Sansepolcro, Italy). A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
This video (and Smarthistory's ARCHES series) has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this video do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
https://wn.com/A_Renaissance_Masterpiece_Nearly_Lost_In_War_Piero_Della_Francesca,_The_Resurrection
Piero della Francesca, The Resurrection, c. 1470 (fresco, 225 x 200 cm (Museo Civico, Sansepolcro, Italy). A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
This video (and Smarthistory's ARCHES series) has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this video do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- published: 21 May 2020
- views: 22340
3:26
Who is Piero della Francesca|Artist Biography|VISART
Piero della Francesca, born Piero di Benedetto in 1415, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. He passed away on October 12, 1492 in Sansepolcro.
A b...
Piero della Francesca, born Piero di Benedetto in 1415, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. He passed away on October 12, 1492 in Sansepolcro.
A biography of Piero della Francesca.#artist #Biography #VIS #VISART #Piero della Francesca
https://wn.com/Who_Is_Piero_Della_Francesca|Artist_Biography|Visart
Piero della Francesca, born Piero di Benedetto in 1415, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. He passed away on October 12, 1492 in Sansepolcro.
A biography of Piero della Francesca.#artist #Biography #VIS #VISART #Piero della Francesca
- published: 10 Jul 2023
- views: 15
29:22
Piero della Francesca: A quiet revolutionary | National Gallery
Delve into the strange and intriguing composition of Piero della Francesca's 'Baptism of Christ' and learn more about this once forgotten, revolutionary painter...
Delve into the strange and intriguing composition of Piero della Francesca's 'Baptism of Christ' and learn more about this once forgotten, revolutionary painter with Caroline Campbell, Director of Collections and Research.
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Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
https://wn.com/Piero_Della_Francesca_A_Quiet_Revolutionary_|_National_Gallery
Delve into the strange and intriguing composition of Piero della Francesca's 'Baptism of Christ' and learn more about this once forgotten, revolutionary painter with Caroline Campbell, Director of Collections and Research.
Subscribe to be the first to know about all our new videos: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd
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The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10.00 am - 6.00 pm and on Fridays between 10.00 am - 9.00 pm.
Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
- published: 13 Apr 2018
- views: 110772
52:44
Scott Nethersole: "Landscapes of Piero della Francesca"
The landscapes in Piero's paintings, particularly his Baptism of Christ (The National Gallery, London), are often thought to recall the area around his hometown...
The landscapes in Piero's paintings, particularly his Baptism of Christ (The National Gallery, London), are often thought to recall the area around his hometown of Borgo San Sepolcro. In truth, they evoke the upper Tiber Valley without describing it precisely. But what did it mean to locate sacred scenes in a recognizable and local setting? Did that landscape carry any connotations for the fifteenth-century residents of Borgo San Sepolcro that might be lost to us today?
This lecture is made possible by the Robert H. Smith Family Foundation.
Location: The Frick Collection, New York, NY
Event Date: 05.01.13
Speaker: Scott Nethersole
[previously hosted on Vimeo: 837 views]
https://wn.com/Scott_Nethersole_Landscapes_Of_Piero_Della_Francesca
The landscapes in Piero's paintings, particularly his Baptism of Christ (The National Gallery, London), are often thought to recall the area around his hometown of Borgo San Sepolcro. In truth, they evoke the upper Tiber Valley without describing it precisely. But what did it mean to locate sacred scenes in a recognizable and local setting? Did that landscape carry any connotations for the fifteenth-century residents of Borgo San Sepolcro that might be lost to us today?
This lecture is made possible by the Robert H. Smith Family Foundation.
Location: The Frick Collection, New York, NY
Event Date: 05.01.13
Speaker: Scott Nethersole
[previously hosted on Vimeo: 837 views]
- published: 20 Nov 2019
- views: 4067
9:17
Who pioneered perspective in Renaissance art? Piero's 'Baptism of Christ' | National Gallery
Find out why National Gallery Director, Gabriele Finaldi, has chosen Piero della Francesca's 'Baptism of Christ' for his Picture of the Month, as we mark the be...
Find out why National Gallery Director, Gabriele Finaldi, has chosen Piero della Francesca's 'Baptism of Christ' for his Picture of the Month, as we mark the beginning of the Gallery's Bicentenary year in May 2024.
🎨 Find out more about 'The Baptism of Christ': https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/piero-della-francesca-the-baptism-of-christ
🖌️ Find out more about Piero della Francesca: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/piero-della-francesca
#NationalGallery #ArtHistory #Perspective
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The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm.
Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
https://wn.com/Who_Pioneered_Perspective_In_Renaissance_Art_Piero's_'Baptism_Of_Christ'_|_National_Gallery
Find out why National Gallery Director, Gabriele Finaldi, has chosen Piero della Francesca's 'Baptism of Christ' for his Picture of the Month, as we mark the beginning of the Gallery's Bicentenary year in May 2024.
🎨 Find out more about 'The Baptism of Christ': https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/piero-della-francesca-the-baptism-of-christ
🖌️ Find out more about Piero della Francesca: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/piero-della-francesca
#NationalGallery #ArtHistory #Perspective
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The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm.
Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
- published: 01 May 2024
- views: 15709
8:00
Jean Fouquet, Madonna Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim
VISITFLANDERS has joined forces with Smarthistory and the Center for Netherlandish Art at the MFA Boston to bring you a series of video conversations with curat...
VISITFLANDERS has joined forces with Smarthistory and the Center for Netherlandish Art at the MFA Boston to bring you a series of video conversations with curators on important Flemish paintings by artists such as Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, Peter Paul Rubens, and James Ensor.
Jean Fouquet, Madonna Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim, c. 1450, oil on panel, 92 x 83.5 cm (Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp)
speakers: Dr. Samuel Mareel, Senor Curator, 15th- and 16th- Century Art, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Dr. Beth Harris, Executive Director, Smarthistory
https://www.visitflanders.com/
https://www.mfa.org/collections/center-for-netherlandish-art
https://wn.com/Jean_Fouquet,_Madonna_Surrounded_By_Seraphim_And_Cherubim
VISITFLANDERS has joined forces with Smarthistory and the Center for Netherlandish Art at the MFA Boston to bring you a series of video conversations with curators on important Flemish paintings by artists such as Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, Peter Paul Rubens, and James Ensor.
Jean Fouquet, Madonna Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim, c. 1450, oil on panel, 92 x 83.5 cm (Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp)
speakers: Dr. Samuel Mareel, Senor Curator, 15th- and 16th- Century Art, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Dr. Beth Harris, Executive Director, Smarthistory
https://www.visitflanders.com/
https://www.mfa.org/collections/center-for-netherlandish-art
- published: 30 Aug 2024
- views: 4596
21:26
Cocktails with a Curator: Piero della Francesca
In this week’s episode of “Cocktails with a Curator,” Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon explores Piero della Francesca’s “St. ...
In this week’s episode of “Cocktails with a Curator,” Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon explores Piero della Francesca’s “St. John the Evangelist,” one of the few major works by the Renaissance artist in the United States. This striking panel was originally part of a polyptych commissioned for the high altar of Sant’Agostino in Piero’s hometown of Borgo San Sepolcro. The polyptych was probably dismembered in the mid-16th century, less than one hundred years after it was made, and many fragments are now lost. Enjoy this week’s program with a bourbon-powered Saint cocktail or a refreshing Grapefruit Citrus mocktail.
https://wn.com/Cocktails_With_A_Curator_Piero_Della_Francesca
In this week’s episode of “Cocktails with a Curator,” Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon explores Piero della Francesca’s “St. John the Evangelist,” one of the few major works by the Renaissance artist in the United States. This striking panel was originally part of a polyptych commissioned for the high altar of Sant’Agostino in Piero’s hometown of Borgo San Sepolcro. The polyptych was probably dismembered in the mid-16th century, less than one hundred years after it was made, and many fragments are now lost. Enjoy this week’s program with a bourbon-powered Saint cocktail or a refreshing Grapefruit Citrus mocktail.
- published: 05 Feb 2021
- views: 31114
8:07
Episode 1 | Introduction | Saint John the Baptist: From Birth to Beheading
Who was John the Baptist and why has he been so important to artists and patrons over the centuries? In this first of 10 films, art historian Jennifer Sliwka an...
Who was John the Baptist and why has he been so important to artists and patrons over the centuries? In this first of 10 films, art historian Jennifer Sliwka and theologian Ben Quash introduce us to this pivotal figure in the Biblical story, and reveal the ways he can immediately be recognised in works of art.
This episode takes a close look at two National Gallery masterpieces, Carlo Crivelli's 'The Demidoff Altarpiece' 1476 and Piero della Francesca's 'The Baptism of Christ', 1450s.
'John the Baptist: From Birth to Beheading' is a series of 10 films sharing the highlights of the collaborative MA course taught by Dr Jennifer Sliwka, Howard and Roberta Ahmanson Fellow in Art and Religion at the National Gallery and Professor Ben Quash, Director of the Centre for Arts and the Sacred, King's College London.
Subscribe and never miss a new video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd
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The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10.00 am - 6.00 pm and on Fridays between 10.00 am - 9.00 pm.
Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
https://wn.com/Episode_1_|_Introduction_|_Saint_John_The_Baptist_From_Birth_To_Beheading
Who was John the Baptist and why has he been so important to artists and patrons over the centuries? In this first of 10 films, art historian Jennifer Sliwka and theologian Ben Quash introduce us to this pivotal figure in the Biblical story, and reveal the ways he can immediately be recognised in works of art.
This episode takes a close look at two National Gallery masterpieces, Carlo Crivelli's 'The Demidoff Altarpiece' 1476 and Piero della Francesca's 'The Baptism of Christ', 1450s.
'John the Baptist: From Birth to Beheading' is a series of 10 films sharing the highlights of the collaborative MA course taught by Dr Jennifer Sliwka, Howard and Roberta Ahmanson Fellow in Art and Religion at the National Gallery and Professor Ben Quash, Director of the Centre for Arts and the Sacred, King's College London.
Subscribe and never miss a new video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd
Would you like to attend our Lunchtime Talks? Take a look at our program:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/lunchtime-talks
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The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10.00 am - 6.00 pm and on Fridays between 10.00 am - 9.00 pm.
Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
- published: 24 Jun 2014
- views: 108462