The Frick Collection and the National Gallery of Art

Introduction

This paper will give consideration to the two websites of two museums: The Frick Collection and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. The consideration will be carried out in order to acquire an understanding of the nature, type and age of artwork that the museums give relevance to.

Discussion

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC holds a vast variety of paintings categorized into specific sections. While the jewel in the crown for the painting display was clearly the American and British painting galleries, the Gallery also clearly prides itself equally on Dutch and Flemish painting displays from the 16th-17th centuries and the French and Italian painting displays from the 17th century (National Gallery of Art). In addition, the gallery also includes a variety of paintings from the French and Italian artwork from the 18th century era and French artwork from the 19th century. Perhaps the most attention grabbing element in this regard, is from Italian paintings 13th-14th centuries.

Other Italian painting displays at The National Gallery of Art included those that were from the 15th century and 16th century era. Moreover, The National Gallery of Art also contains Northern European artwork from the 15th-16th centuries. Sculptures at the museum are from the European region and span the 14th-19th centuries. In addition, according to the website, a variety of sculptures can also be found in the west building sculpture galleries of The National Gallery of Art. Furthermore, displays of works on paper constituted prints and drawings and the display on decorative arts was divided into the categories of furniture, tapestries, and ceramics.

A detailed analysis of the website of The Frick Collection (aimed at the development of an understanding of The Frick Collection itself), revealed that The Frick Collection mainly deal with artwork from ...