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Local News
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Written by Ken Hamel
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Friday, 29 June 2007 |
 Artisans and Kings: Selected Treasures from the Louvre at the Denver Art Museum
I had read an editorial in the Denver Post lamenting the lack of a "blockbuster" exhibit to kick off the opening of the Hamilton Building so I guess this is an attempt to bring some "real art" to the masses; after all, it's NOT the Denver Modern Art Museum.
The Louvre is on a tear, with a recently announced $1.3 BILLION US deal to build a branch in Abu Dhabi, UAE; I'm hoping the DAM folks negotiated a better deal for us.
From the press release:
DENVER, June 26, 2007— This fall, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) will host
Artisans and Kings: Selected Treasures from the Louvre, presented by
Accenture, bringing masterpieces from one of the world’s most renowned
museums to the western United States for the first time. Organized by the
Denver Art Museum, the exhibition will feature more than 125 paintings,
sculptures, and decorative arts representing works from the reigns of Louis
XIV, XV, and XVI.
On view October 6, 2007—January 6, 2008, Artisans &
Kings is the first international exhibition to be shown in the DAM’s new
Frederic C. Hamilton Building.
This exhibition marks the beginning of the Denver Art Museum featuring
objects from the Louvre, including two additional shows in 2008 and 2009. Titian, Woman with Mirror, c.1515.
Oil on canvas; 39 x 29-15/16 in.
Musée du Louvre.
“We are thrilled to partner with the Louvre to bring these masterpieces to the
West for the first time,” said DAM Director Lewis Sharp. “Our visitors will have the unprecedented
opportunity to see works from the world’s greatest collection of European art. The expansion of the
Denver Art Museum enables us to host an exhibition of this magnitude, and we are delighted to
launch our traveling exhibition program with a show of this caliber.”
(Head of Young Boy with Reddish Blond Hair, n.d., by Lucas Cranach the Elder. Pen and brush, brown and black inks; brown, gray and ochre washes; Photo: Peter Harholdt by permission of the Musée du Louvre, Paris/High Museum of Art, Atlanta)
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