The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, 17 June to 24 September 2023
Mastering the Market focuses on themes of patronage and collecting in the innovative 17th-century Dutch art market – from the unique character of artistic culture in the newly independent Dutch Republic, through art dealership and attribution, to the development of new genres. The show features one of the largest and most significant groups of Old Master paintings from the collection of the Dukes of Bedford to be exhibited in a public gallery since the 1950s, including works by Rembrandt van Rijn, Anthony van Dyck and Frans Hals.
The works are complemented by a small selection of paintings in the Barber’s own collections. The project was co-curated by students on the MA Art History and Curating programme, in collaboration with our partner gallery, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts and Woburn Abbey.
The student curators were: Eva Christoff, Ellie Clarke, Vincent Jordan, and Rebecca Moon
Image credit: Anthony van Dyck, Portrait of François Langlois (1589-1647), The Henry Barber Trust, Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Visit the Mastering the Market: Dutch and Flemish Paintings from Woburn Abbey webpage