Month: September 2022

Peasants and Proverbs: Pieter Brueghel the Younger as Moralist and Entrepreneur

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Enjoy a look around the exhibition, and hear guest curator Dr Jamie Edwards, from the University of Exeter, talk about the show’s themes, in this 12-minute video… Credit: Blend Films Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564 – 1637/38) was hugely successful in his lifetime. Born in Brussels, he was the son the renowned painter, Pieter Bruegel … Read more

Living Traditions: A Director’s Acquisitions of Works on Paper

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The world-class collection here at the Barber Institute began with drawings. Professor Thomas Bodkin (1887 – 1961), the Barber Institute’s first director, made his inaugural purchases for the Henry Barber Trust in 1936 by choosing outstanding Old Master sheets sourced from London dealers and auction houses. Prints followed in 1939. Since then, this aspect of … Read more