2008

Exhibitions presented at The Frick Collection during 2008.
black chalk drawings on sheet, including standing astronomical clock and various women, circa 1773
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (1724–1780)
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The Frick Collection presented an exhibition devoted to the art of Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, one of the most original and innovative French artists of the Enlightenment.

painting of standing woman dressed in a gold satin dress draped with marten fur

Special Loan: Parmigianino's Antea: A Beautiful Artifice
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In this exhibition, Parmigianino’s Antea, a special loan from the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples, was exhibited in the United States for the first time in more than twenty years.

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.

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.

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.