Wealth and Beauty: Pier Francesco Foschi and Painting in Renaissance Florence January 29 – April 24, 2022 exhibitions
This is the first exhibition dedicated to Pier Francesco Foschi (1502 – 1567), a highly prolific and fashionable Florentine painter whose career spanned nearly five decades.
Despite his success among the contemporary public, he fell into nearly complete obscurity after his death. The exhibition offers a timely and critical reevaluation of this versatile and innovative Renaissance master with exceptional works of art from world-renowned museums including the Gallerie degli Uffizi (Florence), the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (Madrid) and the Royal Collection Trust (London) that have never been presented in the United States. “Wealth and Beauty” features paintings and drawings by Fos- chi and his contemporaries, along with decorative arts objects that provide insight into the world of wealthy 16th-century Florentines. Born in Florence to a family of painters (his father was a member of Botticelli’s workshop), Foschi trained with Andrea del Sarto, one of the most influential artists of the Renaissance. He received commissions from numerous promi- nent families of Florence, including the Medici, Pucci and Tor- rigiani. His assignments included small devotional images and large church altarpieces and frescoes, but he is best known today for his portraits. In his own lifetime he became one of the most sought-after portraitists in his city, celebrated for his ability to convey the gravitas of his subjects and represent the objects that connoted their social and economic status.
Curator: Nelda Damiano, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art Sponsors: The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, the Goizueta Founda- tion, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
Italy, fragment of a lacis band with vines and leaves, 17th century. Hand- knotted, embroidered net, 4 15/16 x 25 3/8 inches. ClevelandMuseum of Art, The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection, 1936.223. Pier Francesco Foschi (1502 – 1567),“Portrait of a Lady,” circa 1550. Oil on panel, 101 × 79 centimeters (39.8 × 31 inches). Museo National Thyssen- Bornemisza, Madrid, 145 (1935.16). Pier Francesco Foschi (1502 – 1567), “Portrait of a Young ManWeaving aWreath of Flowers,” circa 1540. Oil on panel, 99 × 75.5 centimeters (39 × 29 3/4 inches). Purchased with funds from the Herbert I. and Elsa Bamberger Michael Fund, Permanent Collection, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah, UMFA1981.047.
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