Richard Sylla: "The Art of Banking Since the Medici"

Richard Sylla, Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial History, Stern School of Business, New York University, discusses the art of banking since the Medici. This lecture was part of the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013.

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Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers

Link to video of Ian Wardropper and Inge Reist introducing the symposium 'Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers'
10:20

Ian Wardropper, Inge Reist: Introduction: "Money for the Most Exquisite Things"

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Link to video of David Alan Brown introductory remarks for symposium
29:49

David Alan Brown: "Can Bankers Be Collectors? Introductory Remarks"

Link to video of Dale Kent lecture
30:53

Dale Kent: "The Rise of Collecting in Renaissance Florence: Cosimo de’ Medici and His Sons"

Link to video of Inge Reist giving introductory remarks for the symposium 'Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers'
2:30

Inge Reist: Welcome to "Money for the Most Exquisite Things," Day 2

Link to video of Daniella Ben-Arie lecture
27:24

Daniella Ben-Arie: "Henry Hope: Patron and Collector"

Link to video of Jeannie Chapel lecture
22:51

Jeannie Chapel: "Thomas Hope, Collector of Contemporary and Old Master Pictures"

Link to video of Charles Sebag-Montefiore lecture
29:57

Charles Sebag-Montefiore: "The Barings: A Dynasty of Art Collectors"

Link to video of Robert Skwirblies lecture
30:46

Robert Skwirblies: "Edward Solly and His Painting Collection in Berlin, 1813-1830"

Link to video of Pippa Shirley lecture
46:50

Pippa Shirley: “Old Pictures, Old Cabinets, Old China”: The Rothschilds as Collectors

Link to video of Edgar Munhall lecture
49:26

Edgar Munhall: "The David-Weill Family"

Link to video of Jennifer Tonkovich lecture
30:22

Jennifer Tonkovich: "Panic and Purchases: Pierpont Morgan in 1907"

Link to video of Everett Fahy lecture
22:31

Everett Fahy: "The Lehmans, Father and Son"