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American Friends attending a private tour of Power and Grace

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Private tour of Curtain Up at the New York Public Library

On Wednesday, April 4th, V&AAF members experienced an after-hours tour of Power and Grace: Drawings by Rubens, Van Dyck, and Jordaens at the Morgan Library & Museum.

Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Ave,
New York

April 4, 2018, 10:00 am

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The tour was led by John Marciari, the Charles W. Engelhard Curator and Head of the Department of Drawings and Prints.

The exhibition features the greatest works on paper in the Morgan’s collection by the Flemish Baroque artists Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641), and Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678) as well as key loans from local collections. John Marciari gave the group an enlightening tour highlighting the distinctive graphic styles of each artist and their influence on one another.

American Friends attending a private tour of Power and Grace
American Friends attending a private tour of Power and Grace
Drawings by Rubens, Van Dyck, and Jordaens led by John Marciari

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