Adam Eaker: "Englishwomen Abroad: Gainsborough, Tischbein, and the Anglophile Portrait"

On April 30, 2026, Adam Eaker, Howard Marks Curator of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, presented his lecture for the symposium "The Amazing Effect of Dress: Fashion and Representation in Early Modern Europe" at The Frick Collection. Thomas Gainsborough described the transformative role of clothing in art as “the amazing Effect of dress.” Held in conjunction with the exhibition...

Anna Reynolds: "To See and Be Seen: Fashionable Display in St. James's Park"

On April 30, 2026, Anna Reynolds, Surveyor of The King's Pictures, Royal Collection Trust, presented her lecture for the symposium "The Amazing Effect of Dress: Fashion and Representation in Early Modern Europe" at The Frick Collection. Thomas Gainsborough described the transformative role of clothing in art as “the amazing Effect of dress.” Held in conjunction with the exhibitions Gainsborough: The Fashion...

Yifu Liu: "More than Ruffles & Ribbons: Fashion Plates as the Intersection of Art, History &..."

On April 30, 2026, Yifu Liu, Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellow, The Frick Collection, presented his lecture for the symposium "The Amazing Effect of Dress: Fashion and Representation in Early Modern Europe" at The Frick Collection. Thomas Gainsborough described the transformative role of clothing in art as “the amazing Effect of dress.” Held in conjunction with the exhibitions Gainsboroug...

Amanda Wunder: "Velázquez and Fashion"

On April 30, 2026, Amanda Wunder, Professor of History at Lehman College, presented her lecture for the symposium "The Amazing Effect of Dress: Fashion and Representation in Early Modern Europe" at The Frick Collection. Thomas Gainsborough described the transformative role of clothing in art as “the amazing Effect of dress.” Held in conjunction with the exhibitions Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture and Ruffles & Ribbons: Fashion Plates ...

Jonquil O’Reilly: "Dowry, Display, and Dynasty: Marriage Portraits and Wedding Trousseaus..."

On April 30, 2026, Jonquil O'Reilly, Vice President, Senior Specialist, Old Master Paintings, Christie's, presented her lecture for the symposium "The Amazing Effect of Dress: Fashion and Representation in Early Modern Europe" at The Frick Collection. Thomas Gainsborough described the transformative role of clothing in art as “the amazing Effect of dress.” Held in conjunction with the exh...

Timothy McCall: "Tailoring Male Bodies in Italian Renaissance Art and Fashion"

On April 30, 2026, Timothy McCall, Professor of Art History and Bernard Lucci Chair in Italian Studies, Villanova University, presented his lecture for the symposium "The Amazing Effect of Dress: Fashion and Representation in Early Modern Europe" at The Frick Collection. Thomas Gainsborough described the transformative role of clothing in art as “the amazing Effect of dress.” Held in conjunction with the ...

"The Modigliani Initiative" Webinar

On June 10, 2026, Samantha Deutch, the Digital Art History Lead at The Frick Art Research Library, hosted this virtual lunchtime workshop and discussion with art historians Leslie Koot and Julia May Boddewyn. The session showed how to use "The Modigliani Initiative," a freely accessible, interactive online catalogue dedicated to the artistic legacy of Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920), showcasing the catalogue’s key features, demonstrating how the platf...

Vecchietta’s “Resurrection”

Was Vecchietta the original Renaissance man? Giulio Dalvit, Associate Curator at The Frick Collection and organizer of the special exhibition “Siena: The Art of Bronze, 1450–1500,” explores the only signed work outside of Italy by the fifteenth-century Sienese painter, sculptor, architect, and goldsmith Vecchietta. His extraordinary signature on “The Resurrection,” one of the centerpieces of the exhibition, tells us about his ambition as an arti...