“For centuries, portraiture has captured the imagination of artists and viewers, not to say the sitters themselves,” Rand states. “But what makes a portrait successful? Is it an accurate likeness? An indication of the sitter’s character or social status? A fabulous mastery of the formal possibilities of art-making? Eye to Eye explores these questions through close examination of a fascinating group of masterworks, assembled before the public for the first time.”

Портрет молодой женщины, c. 1580s, by Alessandro Allori.


Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish, 1577–1640, Портрет молодого человека. c. 1613–15.


Портрет графа Honoré de La Riboisière, 1815, by Antoine-Jean Gros.


Автопортрет, 1820, by Jean-Augustin Franquelin.
Музей искусств Кларк (Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute) 23 января-27марта 2011