Experience Exhibitions The Multiple Lives of Paintings: European Painting 1500— 1800

The Multiple Lives of Paintings: European Painting 1500— 1800

24 June 2023 – 23 June 2024

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The Multiple Lives of Paintings: European Painting 1500— 1800

About the Exhibition

Curated by

Timothy Long and Dr. Francesco Freddolini

Organized By

THE MACKENZIE ART GALLERY

Galleries

University of Regina and Peggy Wakeling Galleries

The Multiple Lives of Paintings: European Painting 1500— 1800 explores various moments in the lives of paintings—complex objects with lifespans that can extend well over five hundred years. Building on the success of The Multiple Lives of Drawings, the exhibition highlights twenty-two early modern paintings (1500–1800) in the MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina Collection. Original research by the curators, Sapienza University of Rome art historian Francesco Freddolini and Head Curator Timothy Long, has resulted in fresh attributions for a number of the paintings and discoveries that deepen our understanding of the long and varied lives of works on canvas and panel.

The exhibition is organized around four themes corresponding to four moments in the existence of a painting: production, reproduction, collecting, and research. Case studies, illustrated with video animations, will help bring to life these themes, clarifying the identities and motivations of producers, the reasons behind copy production, the essential role of collectors, and the current possibilities opened by digital research. An accompanying online exhibition will also be produced for launch in 2024.

WORKS IN THE EXHIBITION

Giovanni Battista Zelotti (attributed to) (Verona, circa 1526 – Mantova, 1578), Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, circa 1560–1570 , oil on panel transferred to canvas. MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina Collection, gift of Mr. Norman MacKenzie 1926-5.

Unknown (Dutch), Woman with Wine Glass (after Ary de Vois) , circa 1700–1750, oil on panel, MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina Collection, gift of Mr. Norman MacKenzie 1913-6.

Unidentified, The Honourable Anne Boteler (circa 1610–1669), Countess of Newport, Later Countess of Portland (after Anthony van Dyck) , after 1637–1638, oil on wood panel mounted on Masonite, MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina Collection, gift of Mr. Norman MacKenzie 1913-3.

Unidentified, Female Saint with Two Female Figures , 16th century, fresco transferred to canvas, MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina Collection, gift of Mr. Norman MacKenzie 1927-4.

Giuseppe Bazzani (Mantua, 1690 – Mantua, 1769), The Tribute Money , 1755, oil on canvas, MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina Collection, gift of Mr. Norman MacKenzie 1919-4.

Unknown, Saint Anthony of Padua with Christ Child (after Federico Barocci) , 16th century, oil on canvas, MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina Collection, gift of Mr. Norman MacKenzie 1926-4.

Giovanni Domenico Ferretti (attributed to) (Florence, 1692 – Florence, 1798), Coronation of the Virgin , 18th century, oil on panel, MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina Collection, 1953-85.

Giuseppe Angeli (attributed to) (Venice, 1709 – Venice, 1798), Saint Francis with Skull , 18th century, oil on canvas laid on academy board, MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina Collection, gift of Mr. Norman MacKenzie 1925-13

View of the Gallery room with three ornate frames on the walls and a small table with two chairs is seen in the middle of the room.

Installation view of Multiple Lives of Paintings: European Painting 1500— 1800 , 2023. Organized by the MacKenzie Art Gallery. Photo by Don Hall.