The gardnermuseum show leaps from paintings by 14th-century Sienese master Simone Martini to 21st-century African American artists Titus Kaphar, Stacy Lynn Waddell and Kehinde Wiley. What they all have most obviously in common is the dazzling gold leaf:
I was dubious. What would a 14th-century Italian religious painter have in common with three living artists? But “,” skillfully assembled by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum curators Nathaniel Silver and Pieranna Cavalchini , confirms that art is art, no matter what the period, and the juxtaposition of old and new creates illuminating reflections and reverberations.
Left: Simone Martini, "Virgin and Child with Saints," about 1325. Right: Simone Martini, "The Virgin and Child," about 1325-1330. Of course, the first thing that strikes you is the exquisite goldwork, both the intricate decoration surrounding the figures—theof these figures—and the dazzling little details on their robes and headpieces. But the gold quickly becomes secondary to the beauty and humanity of the images themselves, and the wonderful details they are filled with. In the Gardner’s “Virgin and Child with Saints,” the baby Jesus clutches the edge of his red garment and looks out at us.
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