Rembrandt van Rijn, Head of a Man in a Turban, around 1661, oil on panel, 24.8 x 19.1 cm, gift of Alfred and Isabel Bader, 2007, acc. no. 50-001
Exhibitions
Dramatic Turns: Narratives of Change in European Painting
The Bader Gallery
14 January - 14 December
For many centuries European artists saw the telling of stories as their highest challenge. Those working in the Baroque era were often drawn to scenes of sudden change, and focused on the grand emotions and significance of these moments. Featuring works by Rembrandt, El Greco and Govert Flinck, this exhibition underscores the richness of the permanent collection in dramatic narrative depictions, and explores the various approaches to "history painting" and the ways in which these artists achieved their heightened, occasionally extreme, effects.
David de Witt, Bader Curator of European Art