Events
Velázquez: Painting and the King
Past event
In this talk, Giles Knox examines the development of Velázquez’s spectacularly free brushwork, as well as the possible role played by the king in encouraging the artist along this extraordinary path.
Cubism and the Trompe l’Oeil Tradition
Past event
This exhibition offers a radically new view of Cubism by demonstrating its engagement with the age-old tradition of trompe l’oeil painting.
Dalí / Vermeer: A Dialogue
Past event
This exhibition unites Johannes Vermeer’s Woman Reading a Letter (c. 1663) and Salvador Dalí’s interpretation thereof, The Image Disappears (1938), for the very first time.
Sargent and Spain
Past event
The exhibition presents 120 oils, watercolors, and drawings rarely exhibited, paintings of the artist’s fascination with Spain. The exhibition also features 28 never-before published photographs from the artist’s travels.
Picasso Cut Papers
Past event
Devoted to a little known yet foundational aspect of Pablo Picasso’s artistic practice, Picasso Cut Papers spans the artist’s full career.
Picturing Holy Women in the Spanish Empire, 1620–1800
Past event
This focused exhibition at the Meadows Museum sheds light on female piety in the Spanish Empire.
Masterpiece in Residence: Velázquez’s King Philip IV of Spain
Past event
Velázquez’s King Philip IV of Spain from The Frick Collection is on loan to the Meadows Museum as part of its Masterpiece in Residence loan program.
Murillo: From Heaven to Earth
Past event
The special exhibition, the largest gathering of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s paintings in the United States in 20 years celebrates the genre paintings of one of the most esteemed painters of the Spanish Golden age.