[SCA-AE] Netherlandish Diptychs at NGA

[Nicole Benkert]

Might be of interest:

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Premiering at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Prayers and
Portraits: Unfolding the Netherlandish Diptych is the first exhibition to
focus on Netherlandish diptychs, among the most beautiful and intriguing
paintings of the 15th and 16th centuries. On view from November 12, 2006,
through February 4, 2007, the exhibition will present 36 pairs of paintings,
reuniting some panels that have been separated for centuries, with 23 pairs
on loan in the United States for the first time.  After closing in
Washington, the exhibition will travel to the only other venue worldwide:
the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp, from March 3 through
May 27, 2007.

The diptych-a popular art form in a dynamic hub of art and commerce that
includes areas that are now known as parts of present-day Flanders, Belgium,
Holland, Luxembourg, and France-consists of two hinged panels that open and
close like a book.  Often small and depicting religious images as well as
portraits of donors, the diptychs were painted by such Renaissance masters
such as Jan van Eyck, Hugo van der Goes, Hans Memling, and Rogier van der
Weyden. 

The exhibition was made possible by the Homeland Foundation, Inc.

Additional support is provided by the Flemish government.

The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the
Arts and the Humanities.

Prayers and Portraits: Unfolding the Netherlandish Diptych was organized by
the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and the Koninklijk Museum voor
Schone Kunstsen, Antwerp, in association with the Harvard University Art
Museums, Cambridge.

http://www.nga.gov/press/exh/203/index.shtm