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Drawing of a man wearing a hat with small human figures upon it.
The Spanish Manner: Drawings from Ribera to Goya
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The greatest Spanish draftsmen from the seventeenth through the nineteenth century — Ribera, Murillo, and Goya, among them — created works of dazzling idiosyncrasy.

Black and white photograph of The Frick Collection as seen from Central Park.
The Frick Collection Celebrated Seventy-Five Years
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It was the desire of Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919) that his extraordinary art collection and magnificent home at 1 East 70 Street be opened as a museum following his family's period of residence.

Oil painting of a young girl leaning out a window sill.
Masterpieces of European Painting from Dulwich Picture Gallery
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Dulwich Picture Gallery holds one of the world's major collections of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century paintings.

chalk drawing of woman in long robe reclining in chair with footrest, palm against the cheek
Watteau to Degas: French Drawings from the Frits Lugt Collection
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Frederik Johannes Lugt (1884–1970) was a Dutch art historian, connoisseur, and collector.

large dish painted with scene of mythological figures, ringed in white with decoration
Renaissance Maiolica from the Fontana Workshop
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Although it was not until 2008 that the first piece of maiolica entered The Frick Collection, it was an extraordinary debut: a large dish painted with a narrative scene, oristoriato, inspired by Marcantonio Raimondi's print after The Judgment of Paris by Raphael.

color photograph of oval gallery with grey walls, wooden pillars, polished floor, and skylight
Portraits, Pastels, Prints: Whistler in The Frick Collection
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Between 1914 and 1919, Henry Clay Frick acquired twenty works by James McNeill Whistler: five paintings, three pastels, and twelve prints, a remarkable ensemble that represents the breadth of Whistler’s artistic activity and testifies to Frick’s taste as a collector.

oil painting of lemons, oranges, and cup on a table against black background
Masterpieces of European Painting from the Norton Simon Museum
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The Frick Collection presented a selection of five masterpieces of European painting from the highly acclaimed Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California.

intricately designed bronze oil lamp, with cast figures depicted
Andrea Riccio: Renaissance Master of Bronze
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The Frick Collection presented the first monographic exhibition dedicated to Andrea Riccio (1470–1532), one of the most creative sculptors of the Renaissance.

three Vermeer oil paintings, including, man and woman seated at open window, woman handing paper to seated woman, and man standing over the shoulder of seated woman, circa 1600s
Frick’s Vermeers Reunited
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Particularly beloved among the paintings at The Frick Collection are its three works by Johannes Vermeer (1632– 1675), Officer and Laughing Girl(left), Mistress and Maid (center), and Girl Interrupted at Her Music (right).These rare canvases were purchased by Henry Clay Frick before his death in 1919.

Blue and white porcelain vase with lid
The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 1710–50
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The Frick Collection exhibited a selection of Meissen porcelain from the collection of Henry Arnhold.