Virtually explore the Frick Collection with Smarthistory as your guide
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videos + essays
Titian, two portraits of Pietro Aretino
Two portraits capture the ambition and impudence of Titian's close friend and publicist.
J. M. W. Turner, The Harbor of Dieppe
Beautifully rendered details of the Dieppe harbor are second only to Turner’s true love—the sublime sun.
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Progress of Love: The Meeting
In this cycle, Fragonard indulges the viewer’s taste for theatre and pleasure. Subtly is in short supply!
Giovanni Bellini, St. Francis in the Desert (or St. Francis in Ecstasy)
Reinterpreting a familiar narrative, Bellini imbues the natural world with symbolism.
