Exhibition note / New York City, United States

Sienese bronzes at the Frick

A Frick exhibition visit connects Sienese Renaissance bronzes with the architecture and color of their display.

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New York City, United States

The Frick’s arcaded court introduces a visit that moves from architecture toward the close detail of Sienese bronzes.

In the exhibition, a dark bronze figure stands against a red-orange wall. Color and scale become part of the way the object is seen.

A closer look

Art within architecture

The artist

The image moves between two kinds of looking: a long view through the building and a concentrated encounter with one work.

The architecture establishes a rhythm; the object interrupts it.

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