Month: March 2023

Nature and Artifice: Dutch and Flemish Landscape Prints

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This display explores the subject of landscape in etchings and engravings made in the Netherlands during the first half of the 17th century. These are all drawn from the Barber Institute’s collection. In the late 16th and early 17th century Netherlandish landscape settings were generally used primarily as the background for mythological or allegorical subjects. … Read more

Round Lemon | The Gender Gap

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Women In Focus: Zine Making and the Gender Gap with Round Lemon Thursday 19 January, 2023 Have you ever contemplated our collection through a feminist lens? In January 2023, Round Lemon took us on a journey through art history as they broached the subject of the gender gap and addressed how Women artists are represented … Read more

Magdalena van de Passe (c. 1600 – 1638)

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Latona and the Frogs Utrecht, 1633 Engraving 213 x 260 mm From a family of engravers, Magdalena van de Passe and her father planned to produce an illustrated book of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. It was published posthumously in 1677. Here, the superbly detailed landscape dwarfs the goddess Latona and her babies, Apollo and Diana, who drink … Read more

Tess Jaray (b.1937)

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Untitled: Study towards ‘Green Sanctuary’ London, 1964 Graphite on paper 65 x 149 mm Due to licencing rules, the Barber is currently unable to reproduce images of this work for our website. If you wish to view this work, you can make an appointment to see it in the Prints and Drawings Study Room. ‘I wanted … Read more

Tess Jaray (b.1937)

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Study for ‘Villandry’ London, 1966 Graphite on paper 246 x 259 mm Due to licencing rules, the Barber is currently unable to reproduce images of this work for our website. If you wish to view this work, you can make an appointment to see it in the Prints and Drawings Study Room. Jaray draws the eye … Read more

Tess Jaray (b.1937)

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Untitled Study London, 1964 Graphite on paper 373 x 300 mm Due to licencing rules, the Barber is currently unable to reproduce images of this work for our website. If you wish to view this work, you can make an appointment to see it in the Prints and Drawings Study Room. Jaray’s untitled studies seemingly offer … Read more

Maria Tassaert (1642 – 1665)

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Maria Tassaert Still Life with a Garland of Fruit Antwerp, probably 1660s Oil on canvas  63.5 x 53.4cm Signed, lower left: ‘Maria Tassaert ft [fecit] A celebration of Nature’s bounty and the artist’s technical skills, this garland of fruit includes cherries, white peaches, cobnuts, white and black grapes, nectarines, raspberries, blackberries, a cut plum and … Read more