Location: The Forest at Duke Auditorium
Reception to follow
Presented by Sara Schroth, Director of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
Sarah Schroth was instrumental in bringing this the country’s first-ever exhibition of the remarkable paintings and drawings by Carlo Dolci (1616-1687) to Duke as a special ticketed exhibition. Carlo Dolci was a favorite of the Medici court and a celebrated and popular artist in his day. However, Dolci’s personal and original interpretation of sacred subjects fell out of favor in the 19th century. The Medici’s Painter invites us to see this artist with new eyes. The meticulously painted and emotionally charged works that were carefully selected for this exhibition, from U.S. museums as well as important private collections and major museums in Europe, allow for a reassessment of an Old Master painter whose reputation deserves to be restored. More information: http://nasher.duke.edu/exhibitions/the-medicis-painter/