Albrecht Dürer, "Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (detail)," dated 1522, begun 1518
Kings, Queens, and Courtiers: Royalty on Paper October 21, 2012 - June 16, 2013

“Kings, Queens, and Courtiers: Royalty on Paper” features examples of the various ways in which European rulers and their aristocratic followers have been represented on paper from the sixteenth century to 1900. In several instances (as with Emperor Maximilian I of Austria, Henri II...

Probably Aleardo Villa, "Advertising card for the Mele department stores," about 1900
The Postcard Age: Selections from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection October 24, 2012 - April 14, 2013

In the decades around 1900, postcards were Twitter, e-mail, Flickr, and Facebook, all wrapped into one. A postcard craze swept the world, as billions of cards were bought and mailed, or just pasted into albums. Many famous artists turned to the new medium, but one of the great pleasures of...

Johan Thorn Prikker, "Holländische Kunstausstellung in Krefeld (Dutch Art Exhibition in Krefeld)," 1903
Art in the Street: European Posters December 15, 2012 - July 21, 2013

The international poster mania of the 1890s made fine art accessible to the masses, bringing it out of the salon into the streets and shop windows. Great posters proliferated, however, long after this “golden age,” as revealed by the standout images in “Art in the Street”...

Michelangelo, "Cleopatra." Black chalk, 234 x 182 mm. Florence, Casa Buonarroti, inv. 2 F recto.
Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane, Master Drawings from the Casa Buonarroti April 21, 2013 - June 30, 2013

“Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane, Master Drawings from the Casa Buonarroti” features a rich and varied selection of 26 works from the master’s collection, preserved in the family home, the Casa Buonarroti, in Florence. The exhibition includes many of Michelangelo’s (...