Cocktails with a Curator: Piero della Francesca

[@juliekemp419]

I love Piero's work. He had a very deep grip i think on the level of spiritual and psychological consciousness - of being 'aware' and being 'asleep'. His oevre his absolutely surgical draped not in 'scrubs' but in glorious accoutrements which cause one to stop, look and realise.

[@carolabruzzo4935]

Xavier, you only inspire me to learn more.......you ignite art enthusiasts to keep learning & reading & supporting museums!

[@trollope4198]

This show is the bright spot of the week. I hope everyone who watches contributes something- anything - to the Frick to show our gratitude and support this amazing institution!

[@Leebearify]

Absolutely wonderful!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. Your love of these pieces and this time period is so obvious it makes me want to know more. Each Friday after your lecture I scour Amazon to find any books that will allow me to catch up. Thank you so much Xavier I wish there was another word to express how much I enjoy my Fridays because of you!

[@marcopolo9146]

The Frick is one of the most amazing galleries on the planet. Loved it.

[@shavedrick]

Utterly wonderful. A joy to watch and listen.....I am very jealous of your beautifully striped jacket !

[@francesbaldwin7760]

Bravo Xavier! As an art student in London many years ago I loved to walk into the National Gallery every week and see these magnificent paintings.

[@belkysherrera9047]

Marvelous! I am enchanted by Piero della Francesca's work and it is so enticing to know more about his work, where they are, and what to read to know more about him. I saw his two works at the National Gallery in London, and it is nice to see how Saint Michael and Saint John would be placed in the altarpiece. I recognize though that it was painful to learn about Saint Apollonia and why she is portrayed holding a tooth...that part was a little hard for me, but at the same time it is great that through art one can learn and feel the pain of such a martyrdom. An episode I will not forget in the near future for sure. Piero is just a majestic painter. Thank you Xavier and The Frick!

[@lucanardecchia2859]

Your lessons make Friday evenings even sweeter. Grazie e saluti da Roma, Italy.

[@tjarlienvanrooyen4647]

My weekend highlight since April 2019. LOVE LOVE LOVE

[@rosemarycaruso9071]

Brilliant. So interesting to learn about the figures featured. Your vast knowledge is humbling. Thank you Xavier.

[@Mrbriankeeler]

Grazie tanto- A wonderful presentation. Thanks so much. And thanks for letting us know about the new book by Machtelt Israels.

[@deliafunk9810]

Such a fabulous series, thank you!

[@annmariethomas9968]

Brilliant as usual! There’s a book of fiction, “Summer's Lease” by Sir John Mortimer which is set predominantly in Italy that has Piero’s art and The Piero della Francesca Trail as a prominent part of the book. Made into tv miniseries by the BBC in 1989, it is very suspenseful and quite good.

[@dawnjackson1802]

Thank you! Wish every day was a Friday. Elizabeth 🇨🇦

[@dweeb99]

Golly, so much I never knew, though I've seen almost all the known Piero works. He's so methodical, and a devoted observer. And yet, his altarpieces must have looked "antique" shortly after they were installed. Our guide Xavier is very funny about scrounging around in the attic, but no doubt paintings are itching to be discovered. Oh, the fact that St John's right foot is obscured by steps - I never knew that! Every time I stand before that painting, it's as though for the first time. Thank you, Xavier, and thank you, Frick!

[@frickcollection]

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[@ritabiro5105]

Thanks for schowing me all this about st.John and connected to him the art not only in Italy but in Friks.

[@lorettabertoli3736]

Thanks so much! This video comes with perfect timing, I'm actually reading a book about Piero, he's fascinating!

[@Leebearify]

Please tell us which one. Thank you !

[@lorettabertoli3736]

@@Leebearify it's an Italian book, il mistero della pittrice ribelle (author is Chiara Montani). It's partly fiction, set in Renaissance Florence, Piero and a girl find themselves in a dangerous mistery and try to solve it and save themselves. Don't known if it's available in English. I am definitely considering to buy the book Xavier is suggesting to learn more about Piero..

[@christinedanser9064]

My 1st Cocktail w Curators, thank you!!

[@ApesHill-BSI]

Great article on Vogue! Congratulations Xavier, you are such an interesting, young and brilliant art connoisseur. Everything you do is super interesting.😎

[@vickiesims1600]

Wonderful lecture as always. I am sorry that Xavier didn't mention by name the Brera Art Gallery where the Madonna and Saints with the Duke of Montefeltro is.

[@johntuffin3262]

Thank you. One of my favourite artists. I must go to the Frick!

[@claudettedelphis6476]

Amazing presentation as always 🌺🦚🦋 Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us 💕 Merci beaucoup pour votre superbe histoire d’un peintre incomparable 🎻🌅🖼 Vous suivre est un vrai plaisir 🍾🥂🍸 À votre santé 🥃

[@julieb750]

As always, an excellent program. Thank you for creating these. It is fascinating to think of what might have happened to the missing works. I am curious about the new theory.

[@elizabethmckeown6085]

Hollar's Pietro Aretino? Wonderful! Thank you for another fascinating episode.

[@beverlyfletcher4458]

Fascinating and I learnt some new words regarding polyptychs, adding to my art vocabulary which happens regularly watching these videos! Would have liked to have known more about the actual picture, Mr Salomon, esp the recurring feature of an 'arch': linked to the architectural theme no doubt.

[@allanyeager1147]

Thank you very much!

[@ritabiro5105]

MR.Salamon thank to you for all your lectures I have seen yesrarday about Greco and other like the polish rider and history of Frick foundation.connection to Meropolitan Muzeum.These renecainsse Sants are also beautiful as all other early italian art.CarDoro in Venice must bee also marviglioso.I am more and more interested in it.I have read again italian bible and the lenguage is sometimes difficult to unferstand but its also necessary for mee others as well. Have a relaxed life and god save everybody from covid.

Got the Book by Dr. Israel's, it's incredible. And it seems the publisher has made a series of a bunch of painters in the same style, will check them out.

[@11907fjp]

And now they all come together at the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan

[@bahhumbug9824]

I took Xavier's advice and went scrounging around my attic to look for a Pierro della Francesca but all I found was a picture painted by a Vincent Van...somebody. Tossed it out.

[@AntoinedeBourgogne]

I have only recently discovered these videos and now look forward to catching up on them all. Thank you so much for re-igniting my passion for art history. Do you have any Flemish quattrocento works in the collection? Also would you be able to recommend a reading list for this period of Italian and Flemish art history?

[@donnagiambroneingram696]

Hello from Yonkers on Hudson NY!

[@M-T-123]

Hello!from rainy Florida!☔️☔️☔️

[@ANNAANNA-kt9nm]

Grazie as usually

[@m.b.calderhead268]

Ciao and thank you.

[@sethfleishman5346]

happy weekend to all! - s

[@M-T-123]

Happy Weekend!🙂

[@themarquis336]

What an artist 😭✨

[@marcharrington4568]

Yay Piero! But Xavier in that dressing gown? Damn!

[@johns.9819]

i believe The Resurrection C 1460 to be his most emotional masterpiece what do you think John

[@tomson70]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@clairekhalil3222]

**************** Thank-you.

[@LindaLinda80Linda]

The cello plays, and having played moves on...

[@johnAsanz]

I love Piero, such an eye for shape and form however I often wonder about his colour, in particular skin colour, there is often an odd tint to most of his figures, was this intentional at the time or was there something in his pigments which has altered over time? It's a question I always ask myself when I look at his work. Also something which always makes me laugh is his depiction of Jesus's balls which are clearly exposed in his fresco of 'burial of the wood' in Arezzo 🤭🤣

[@albertsmith1879]

Aaaaahhhhhh yes 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnAsanz]

So I am half way through the new book on Piero which is recommended in the above video, it points out that 1. They are not Jesus's balls and.. 2. That particular part of the fresco was probably carried out by workshop artists. 🙄

[@johntuffin3262]

I have ordered the book by Machtelt Israels .

[@sylzysylzerz7887]

finch brought me here