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August has arrived. ☀️ In his series at the Frick, François Boucher paints four scenes of amorous encounters to illustrate the seasons.
In "Summer," three bathing nudes cool off by a dolphin-shaped fountain.
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François Boucher, The Four Seasons: Summer, 1755 #FrickCollection
The #Tokyo2020 Olympics begin today!
#Didyouknow that the original ancient Olympic games were held in honor of Zeus? ⚡ The lightning-wielding Olympian is identified by his Roman name on this enamel dish.
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Jean de Court, Dish with Jupiter on a Chariot, 1555–65 #FrickCollection
Don't miss the final three episodes of the Frick's critically acclaimed online program “Cocktails with a Curator.”
Tonight, Curator Aimee Ng bids farewell to the series with a look at #JoshuaReynolds’s portrait of Lady Skipwith. Watch at 5:00 p.m. EDT: https://t.co/71B7rhU2pD
Join an online conversation with fellow art lovers, June 23 at 5:00 p.m. EDT, on Bellini’s “St. Francis in the Desert,” led by a Frick educator. Learn more: https://t.co/HBoC3PkIOc
Trees give shape to #Hobbema's compositions—soaring and knotty, catching sunlight and casting shade. 🌳 On #EarthDay, pause to take a closer look at this pair of paintings.
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Meindert Hobbema, Village with Water Mill among Trees, Village among Trees, ca. 1665 #FrickCollection
#DidYouKnow: François #Boucher was awarded many commissions from Louis XV and even painted the king's Easter eggs.
Happy Easter from Boucher's splendid "Spring."
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François Boucher, The Four Seasons: Spring, 1755. Oil on canvas #FrickCollection
When you hear the Frick is reopening tomorrow. 😮
After one year of being closed, the Collection opens at our temporary new home, #FrickMadison, this Thursday. Plan your visit at https://t.co/0llr5Em7pf.
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#Fragonard, The Progress of Love: The Meeting (detail) #FrickCollection
New recommended reads from the #FrickLibrary: Discover ten titles that highlight crucial contributions of women artists and art historians. #WomensHistoryMonth
Read: https://t.co/w3bqg5z4AW
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Photo reproduction of Maria Merian, Blue Morning-Glory #FrickPhotoarchive
Get lost in the clouds of this stoic portrait, then dive into an art historical history of clouds in the collection, exclusively at https://t.co/IjPDwIjHdX.
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Sir Joshua Reynolds, General John Burgoyne, ca. 1766. Oil on canvas #FrickCollection @BloombergDotOrg
Experiencing déjà vu? This bronze shows Eve holding one apple in her outstretched hand and another pressed against her thigh—a pose likely inspired by the well-known Dürer print created 200 years earlier. 🍏
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Gabriel Grupello, Eve, 1700–05
Albrecht Dürer, Adam and Eve, 1504