The Recovery of Antiquity: From the Renaissance to Neoclassicism in France and Italy / Montreal Museum of Fine Arts / Montreal, Canada Presented in connection with an exhibition on Pompeii, The Recovery of Antiquity features a selection of graphic works from the Museum’s collection, including several recent acquisitions. It presents works by French masters like François Boucher, Jean-Baptiste Greuze and Anne-Louis Girodet, as well as several Italian artists. Some of these works are being exhibited for the first time. Over fifty prints and drawings testify to the appreciation and increasingly methodical recovery of visual Antiquity
in Italy and France from the sixteenth through the early nineteenth century. From the engravings of Marcantonio Raimondi after designs by Raphael to the spectacular eighteenth-century etchings of Giovanni Battista Piranesi exalting the still-visible remains of ancient Rome to the early nineteenthcentury illustrations after designs by Anne-Louis Girodet for works written by ancient authors, is the constant reinterpretation and changing visions of different generations regarding their own interface with Antiquity.
Scottish Artists 1750 - 1900 / Royal Collection Trust, Queen’s Gallery / Edinburgh, Scotland; London, England Scottish Artists brings together paintings, drawings and miniatures collected by monarchs from George III to Queen Victoria. Monarchs from George III onward have collected works by Scottish artists — paintings and drawings that now form a distinct group within the Royal Collection, and provide a fascinating way to explore developments in both British artistic styles and in royal patronage.
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This exhibition highlights the importance and international influence of artists whose work was shaped by the ideas of the Scottish Enlightenment, and whose inspiration remained firmly rooted in their native land. It features works by Allan Ramsay, who was born and trained in Edinburgh and become painter to the King, and later figures such as Sir Francis Grant, David Roberts, John Phillip, Alexander Nasmyth, and James Giles.