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Two Faces of the Seventeenth Century - Currently Unavailable
Explores two paintings in the collection
of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City: the 1660 Self-Portrait
by Rembrandt (1606-1669) and the 1650 Portrait of Juan Pareja by
Velazquez (1599-1660). The two painters were contemporaries, but from
contrasting cultures: Rembrandt worked for the bourgeoisie of Holland,
Velazquez was painter to the Spanish court. The first film, directed by
John Musilli, looks at Rembrandt's 1660 self-portrait and compares it
to other self-portraits he did throughout his lifetime, as well as portraits
by other artists. Uses X-radiographs and auto-radiographs to reveal Rembrandt's
working process. The second film, directed by Gene Searchinger, examines
Velazquez's portrait of his black servant Juan Pareja, which was done
while the artist was in Rome waiting to paint the portrait of the pope.
Uses extreme close-up photography to show the character of Velazquez's
brushwork. In the introduction, Philippe de Montebello, Director of the
Metropolitan Museum, tells how these paintings reveal the culture in which
they were created. Masterpieces of Art series.Curator's Comments: Perceptive analyses of these two masterpieces give viewers fresh insights into the portraits. The Velazquez segment, in particular, encourages careful looking and raises intriguing questions about technique and the artist's intent. DATE: 1984 COUNTRY: United States CREDITS: PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: TOPICS:
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