2002

Exhibitions presented at The Frick Collection during 2002.
cover of the book French Clocks in North American Collections with a photograph of a tall standing clock
The Art of the Timekeeper: Masterpieces from the Winthrop Edey Bequest
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In 1999, Winthrop Kellogg Edey bequeathed to The Frick Collection a remarkable collection of twenty-five clocks, fourteen watches, and an extensive reference library relating to the history of time measurement.

Six Paintings from the Former Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney on Loan from the Greentree Foundation
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The Greentree Foundation generously lent to The Frick Collection for a period of one year six master paintings from the former collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney.

painting depicting women and men standing near cave opening draped in cloths as one man descends into the dark opening.
Mantegna's Descent into Limbo, from the Barbara Piasecka Johnson Collection
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Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506) painted this small panel during the height of the Italian Renaissance, using detailed, emotion-filled images to depict the moment when Christ appears to the souls in Limbo. The original work was created for Marchese Lodovico Gonzaga in June of 1468.

detail of tapestry depicting guests at an outdoor wedding including seated man eating and a donkey grazing.
Two Rediscovered Tapestries

After an initial preview last summer, visitors were again able to enjoy two eighteenth-century tapestries woven by the Brussels workshop of Peter van den Hecke (c. 1752).

portrait of seventeenth century woman dressed in ivory and gold with a lace ruff collar.
Masterpieces by Gilbert Stuart and Anthony Van Dyck Return to the Galleries
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Gilbert Stuart was the foremost portrait painter of the newly formed United States.

Cover of the catalogue for the exhibition Greuze: The Draftsman
Greuze: The Draftsman
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This exhibition was the first devoted exclusively to the drawings of Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725–1805), the remarkable eighteenth-century French painter and draftsman.

Photograph of small eighteenth century writing table made of oak and maple, decorated with plaques of porcelain and gilt bronze.
Martin Carlin's Mechanical Table
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A vogue for furniture featuring secret compartments and complex mechanical devices swept France during the eighteenth century. Featured in the Cabinet was a mechanical reading and writing table with Sèvres porcelain plaques, attributed to Martin Carlin (c.

Cover of the catalogue for the exhibition Poussin, Claude, and Their World
Poussin, Claude, and Their World: Seventeenth-Century French Drawings from the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris
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Featuring approximately seventy drawings, Poussin, Claude, and Their World: Seventeenth-Century French Drawings from the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, included outstanding masterpieces by Nicolas Poussin and Claude Lorrain, as well as lesser-known masters such as Sébastien Bourdon, Simon Vouet, Noël Coypel, Cha

cover of the catalogue for the exhibition Masterpieces of European Painting from the Toledo Museum of Art with painting of Saint Joseph leading the Virgin Mary and infant Jesus on a donkey in a landscape
Masterpieces of European Painting from the Toledo Museum of Art
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To mark its centenary, the Toledo Museum of Art lent twelve of its greatest European paintings.

detail of tapestry depicting guests at a wedding in 18th century dress dancing outdoors.
Two Tapestries Reinstalled
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During the winter of 2002 to 2003, visitors enjoyed two eighteenth-century tapestries woven by the Brussels workshop of Peter van den Hecke (c. 1752).