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exhibition Details
Framing the past celebrates European art from the 13th century to approximately 1700, in what is a series of conversations between particular periods, styles and genres. These include religious paintings, landscape, portraits and scenes of everyday life.
Styles of painting may change across time yet the human need to reflect on the world in which one lives remains a constant. Rather than being trapped in time or place, an ongoing discussion on the meanings and relevance of particular works of art remains fluid, being renewed and revitalised through each viewer's eye, understanding, and experience. So while we would need to refer to history texts to discover what these works meant to viewers at the time of their production, we are free to closely observe each work and find our own meanings within it.
- Date
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- Curated by
- Mary Kisler
- Location
- Main Gallery
- Cost
- Free entry
Related Artworks
Dead Christ supported by two angels
oil on canvas
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from the Cathedral of St Paul, Wellington
On display
Saint John the Baptist
On display
The Crucifixion
tempera on paper
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Moss Davis, 1927
Rebecca and Eleazar
On display
Girl arranging flowers
On display
Gideon and the Angel
oil on panel
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr & Mrs Morris Yock, 1962
Bacchanals I
On display
Bacchanals II
On display
A Village fair (Village festival in honour of Saint Hubert and Saint Anthony)
oil on panel
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1961. Frame purchased with the assistance of the Mackelvie Society, 2023
On display
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
On display
River Scene with a Ferry Boat
On display
Portrait of a lady with a dog
oil on panel
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1956
On display
Louise de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth
oil on canvas
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gifted in memory of Mr and Mrs Joseph James Craig of Auckland by their children, 1952
On display
Saint Protase
On display
Saint Gervase
On display
Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary
tempera and gesso on panel
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1966
On display
Portrait of a Lady
oil on panel
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the M A Serra Trust, 1977
On display
Jupiter and Antiope
On display
Madonna and Child
tempera on panel
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with the assistance of the National Art Collection Fund, 1966
On display
The Fortune Teller
On display
Portrait of a Lady
On display
Captain O'Kelly's "Eclipse"
On display
Untitled (Hound Chasing a Hare)
oil on canvas
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of a private donor, 2001
Woodland Scene
On display
Napoleon I
On display
The Annunciate Virgin (Santissima Annunziata)
oil on panel
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from St Andrews Anglican Church, Epsom
On display
A Roman Girl (Peace)
bronze
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1883
Borghese Gladiator
bronze
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Madonna and Child
wood and gesso
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the Watson Bequest, 1965
On display
Telemachus and Calypso
On display
Pietra Dura Table with Parakeet and Other Birds, Trees, Flowers and Butterfly
inlaid marble top with decorative brasswork on sides and legs
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr Norman B Spencer, 1967
Landscape Showing Haarlem Church
oil on canvas
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Dr Hugh Wansey Bayly, 1940
Christ in Majesty
polychromed wood
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with the assistance of Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand, and the Watson Bequest, 1966
On display
Saint Bartholomew
gesso and tempera on panel
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with assistance from the National Art Collection Fund and the Watson Bequest, 1965
On display
Two Saints in Adoration
oil on canvas
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr Norman B Spencer, 1967
Saint Sebastian
oil on canvas
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1882
On display
Boys Playing Cards
oil on canvas
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Sir George Grey, 1887
On display
Miss Windham
oil on canvas
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1976
On display
Landscape with Roman Ruins and Figures
On display
Portrait of John Sparrowe Esq
oil on canvas
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1956
On display
Two tigers in a rocky landscape
On display
Landscape with Peasants
On display
Master James Hay
On display
Portrait of a Man
oil on canvas
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1976
On display
Portrait of Fifth Viscount Allen, named Joshua (1728-1816) in the Uniform of a Lord Lieutenant
oil on canvas
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1975
On display
The Wreck of a transport ship
oil on canvas
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1956
On display
Portrait of the Hon Mrs Boyle
oil on canvas
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1956
On display
Portrait of Anne Howard-Vyse (1754-1784)
On display
Saint Ursula
On display
A Classical Landscape
On display
Seasonal allegory with Adam and Eve
oil on canvas
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1961
A Gathering of Birds
On display
A Man with a child
oil on canvas
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1956
On display
The Scorning of Christ (Christ Mocked)
tempera on canvas
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Sir George Grey, 1887
King George I
oil on canvas
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of His Excellency the Governor General, Sir Willoughby Norrie, 1957
On display
Study for the three witches in Macbeth
oil on canvas
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the M A Serra Trust, 1980
On display
Hadrian's Villa
On display
A Rustic Scene with Sheep and Shepherds
On display
Portrait of a Gentleman in a White Collar
oil on canvas
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Dr Hugh Wansey Bayly, 1940
On display
Torso from the ‘Rock Drill’
On display
The Grotto of Mugnone
etching
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Statue colossale de l'Apennin (Colossal statue of the Apennine)
etching
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
L'allee des fontaines. Elle va de gauche a droite et conduit a la villa, ...
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Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
The grand staircase, in front of the villa, flanked by obelisks. Le grand perron. La villa est au milieu, flanquee ...
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Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
A rocky landscape with figures
On display
Lake Wakatipu with Mount Earnslaw, Middle Island, New Zealand
oil on canvas
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1971