Denise Allen

Denise Allen was formerly a curator at The Frick Collection, now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

 
book cover of Antico, depicting bronze of nude woman seated with drapery at her lap
Denise Allen Wins AAMC Award
Marble bust of a woman glancing over right shoulder with long, curly hair pulled back and leaves adorning her garment
Enlightenment and Beauty: Sculptures by Houdon and Clodion
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Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741–1828) and Claude Michel, called Clodion (1738–1814), were two of the foremost sculptors in France during the late eighteenth century, and the Frick housed an important group of their works.

Close up of bronze sculpture of a horse.
Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Hill Collection
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The Frick Collection was the only venue for the first public exhibition of this private collection devoted to the bronze figurative statuette.

painting of workers on the field stacking hay with two horses in the background
George Stubbs (1724-1806): A Celebration
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George Stubbs (1724–1806): A Celebration, an exhibition of approximately twenty paintings by the celebrated artist, came in early 2007 to The Frick Collection, its only North American venue.

cover of the catalogue for the exhibition European Bronzes from the Quentin Collection with a close-up of a bronze sculpture of a man with curly hair and beard

European Bronzes from the Quentin Collection
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Created to delight and engage their audiences over countless viewings, bronze statuettes enjoyed immense popularity with rulers and the wealthy educated classes who collected them between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries.

Willem van Tetrode (c. 1525–80): Bronze Sculptures of the Renaissance
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This was the first exhibition devoted to Willem van Tetrode, the Northern sculptor who brought the tradition of the classically inspired Italian Renaissance bronze home to the Netherlands.

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.

Oil painting of St. Francis in a landscape.
In a New Light: Bellini's St. Francis in the Desert
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One of the most familiar and beloved paintings at The Frick Collection, Giovanni Bellini’s St. Francis in the Desert (c. 1480), is also deeply enigmatic.

Quincentenary of the Birth of Parmigianino Marked by Only One Exhibition in the United States
Denise Allen Joins Staff as Associate Curator of The Frick Collection