Stephen K. Scher

Image of silver medal depicting William III, Prince of Orange
The Proud Republic: Dutch Medals of the Golden Age
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An exhibition of forty-one medals, a print by Rembrandt, and a spectacular silver-gilt standing cup with cover, dated 1639, by Jan Lutma the Elder, all chosen and catalogued by guest curator Stephen K. Scher.

image of gold medal depicting Queen Elizabeth.
The Currency of Fame: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance
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The first major survey in America on the art of the Renaissance portrait medal, on display in the Garden Court.
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Stephen K. Scher: "An Insatiable Desire for all Things Antique: Isabella d'Este as Patron and Collector"

April 12, 2019. Stephen K. Scher presents his lecture "'An Insatiable Desire for all Things Antique: Isabella d'Este as Patron and Collector" as part of the two-day symposium 'When Michelangelo Was Modern: The Art Market and Collecting in Italy, 1450–1650' organized by the Center for the History of Collecting, Frick Art Reference Library.

Link to video of Xavier Salomon and Stephen Scher closing remarks
Xavier F. Salomon and Dr. Stephen K. Scher: Closing Remarks

Xavier F. Salomon, Chief Curator at The Frick Collection and Stephen K. Scher, Collector and Art Historian present their closing remarks for the symposium Full Circle: The Medal in Art History, presented by The Frick Collection in honor of Stephen K. Scher on Friday, September 8, 2017.

Link to video of Emerson Bowyer lecture
Emerson Bowyer: "History in Relief"

Emerson Bowyer, Searle Associate Curator of European Painting and Sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago presents his lecture History in Relief. This video is one of a series of lectures from the symposium Full Circle: The Medal in Art History, presented by The Frick Collection in honor of Stephen K. Scher on Friday, September 8, 2017.

Link to video of Hanna Williams lecture
Hannah Williams: "Portrayal and Commemoration: Medal Engravers at the French Academy of Painting and Sculpture"

Hannah Williams, Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow at the Queen Mary University of London presents her lecture Portrayal and Commemoration: Medal Engravers at the French Academy of Painting and Sculpture. This video is one of a series of lectures from the symposium Full Circle: The Medal in Art History, presented by The Frick Collection in honor of Stephen K. Scher on Friday, September 8, 2017.

Link to video of Martin Hirsch lecture
Martin Hirsch: "Papal Medals and the Interplay of Prints, Paintings, and Numismatics"

Martin Hirsch, Curator at the Staatliche Münzsammlung, Munich presents his lecture Papal Medals and the Interplay of Prints, Paintings, and Numismatics. This video is one of a series of lectures from the symposium Full Circle: The Medal in Art History, presented by The Frick Collection in honor of Stephen K. Scher on Friday, September 8, 2017.

Link to video of Jeffrey Collins lecture
Jeffrey Collins: "Egentium Votis: Francesco Riccardi, Giovacchino Fortini, and the Art of Self-Promotion”

Jeffrey Collins, Professor at the Bard Graduate Center presents his lecture Egentium Votis: Francesco Riccardi, Giovacchino Fortini, and the Art of Self-Promotion. This video is one of a series of lectures from the symposium Full Circle: The Medal in Art History, presented by The Frick Collection in honor of Stephen K. Scher on Friday, September 8, 2017.

Link to video of Emily Fenichel lecture
Emily Fenichel: "Michelangelo’s Portrait Medal: The Penitent Artist in His Final Years"

Emily Fenichel, Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University, presents her lecture Michelangelo’s Portrait Medal: The Penitent Artist in His Final Years. This video is one of a series of lectures from the symposium Full Circle: The Medal in Art History, presented by The Frick Collection in honor of Stephen K. Scher on Friday, September 8, 2017.

Link to video of Ilaria Bernocchi lecture
Ilaria Bernocchi: "Inventing" Identity: Medals and Heroic Portraits in the Italian Renaissance

Ilaria Bernocchi, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Cambridge, presents her lecture "Inventing” Identity: Medals and Heroic Portraits in the Italian Renaissance. This video is one of a series of lectures from the symposium Full Circle: The Medal in Art History, presented by The Frick Collection in honor of Stephen K. Scher on Friday, September 8, 2017.