The Budapest Horse: A Leonardo da Vinci PuzzleJuly 3–September 7, 2009WEST BUILDING GROUND FLOOR, GALLERY G42

The Rearing Horse and Mounted Warrior, a bronze statuette from the Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti Múzeum), Budapest, is the focus of recent technical examinations by National Gallery of Art conservators and is also the centerpiece of the exhibition, The Budapest Horse: A Leonardo da Vinci Puzzle. The intriguing work is joined by two additional bronze horses and another warrior associated with Leonardo, along with two Renaissance bronze horses by known masters for comparison. Illustrative panels present evidence related to the works’ origins, including reproductions of drawings by Leonardo, x-radiographs, and computer models.The similarities of the Budapest horse to Leonardo’s drawings led to the first attribution to him in 1916. New technical evidence gathered from both the Rearing Horse and its accompanying Mounted Warrior suggests that the cast could date from as early as the 16th century, although possibly some years after Leonardo’s death in 1519. No scientific data were discovered that rule out an early casting date, but the origins of the clay or wax models from which the horse and its rider were cast remain a mystery.

Judith Leyster, 1609–1660June 21–November 29, 2009WEST BUILDING MAIN FLOOR, GALLERY 50A

In celebration of Judith Leyster’s (1609–1660) 400th birthday, the Gallery will showcase her expressive Self-Portrait (c. 1630) as the focal point of a small exhibition that will include ten of Leyster’s finest works from American and European collections. Leyster’s oeuvre consists of a range of subjects, including genre scenes, portraits, and still lifes, that display her awareness of contemporary artistic styles and themes. The informality of her engaging paintings owes much to Frans Hals (c. 1582/1583–1666), with whom she may have studied, as well as to the Utrecht Caravaggisti. To complement Leyster’s works, paintings by Hals and by Leyster’s husband, Jan Miense Molenaer (1610–1668), will also be included.

Stanley William Hayter: From Surrealism to AbstractionMay 31–August 23, 2009WEST BUILDING GROUND FLOOR

Stanley William Hayter (1901–1988) has been widely celebrated for his influence on creative printmaking in America and Europe. This exhibition of approximately 55 of Hayter’s most important prints is drawn primarily from the Gallery’s holdings and the collection of Ruth Cole Kainen (widow of artist Jacob Kainen). The range of Hayter’s work in the exhibition includes his early black-and-white surrealist engravings, outstanding examples of his technical innovations, unique proofs and color variations, late linear abstractions inspired by motion and mathematics, and fully worked copperplates and plaster casts, which he deemed artistic creations in their own right. The exhibition will also include a select group of prints by some of the best-known artists to work at his print workshop, Atelier 17, including Max Ernst, Joan Miró, and Jackson Pollock.

Luis Meléndez: Master of the Spanish Still LifeMay 17–August 23, 2009EAST BUILDING MEZZANINE

Luis Meléndez (1715–1780) is now recognized as the premier still-life painter in 18th-century Spain, indeed one of the greatest in all of Europe, though his reputation had long been eclipsed by the achievements of his Spanish contemporary, Francisco Goya. After a precarious beginning to his career, Meléndez received a royal commission in 1771 from the Prince of Asturias (later King Charles IV) to paint a series of still lifes depicting “the four Seasons of the Year, or more properly, the four Elements, with the aim of composing an amusing cabinet with every species of food produced by the Spanish climate.” He became an inventive and consummate painter of still-life arrangements, and in 2000 the National Gallery of Art proudly acquired Still Life with Figs and Bread (c. 1770). This exquisite painting will be featured in an exhibition of some 30 canvases that showcase the master’s virtuoso talent for rendering everyday objects with exacting detail, marvelous effects of color and light, and subtle variations of texture. Paintings from the royal commission, including eight from the Museo del Prado in Spain, as well as works from other European collections, will be on view with related works from American collections. Several loans have never before been exhibited in public. Also on display will be period objects—including an 18th-century cork wine cooler, Alcorcón pottery, a lusterware honey pot, and a copper chocolate pot—like those represented in Meléndez’s mesmerizing still lifes.

The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial SpainJune 28–November 1, 2009WEST BUILDING MAIN FLOOR

The Royal Armory in Madrid, assembled at a time when the Spanish Crown was at the height of its international power, is the oldest and one of the finest and largest armories in the world, imbued with great historical, artistic, and symbolic significance. Armor drawn from the unsurpassed holdings of the Spanish Royal Armory is shown in this exhibition alongside portraits of rulers dressed in the same armor, painted by such masters as Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Diego Velázquez, and Alonso Sánchez Coello. Several large and magnificent tapestries from the royal collection also depict the armor in use.Together, some 75 works illustrate the use of luxurious armor in projecting an image of royal power in Imperial Spain. The exhibition includes several full suits of armor, helmets, shields, and equestrian armor—worn in battle but more often in Renaissance parades, pageants, and jousting tournaments. The works of art on view date from the reigns of the Holy Roman Emperors Maximilian I of Austria (1508–1519) and Emperor Charles V (1519–1558), to those of his successors, King Philip II (1556–1598), King Philip III (1598–1621), and King Philip IV (1621–1665). This is the first time that the armor has been exhibited together with the portraits in which it is depicted.

Current exhibitions Edouard Manet’s “Ragpicker” from the Norton Simon FoundationMay 22–September 7, 2009WEST BUILDING MAIN FLOOR, GALLERY 89

Norton Simon (1907–1993), one of the great collectors of his age, established the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena in 1975 to allow public access to his art treasures. European painting of the 19th century is one of the major strengths of the collection, with more than 130 works that span the entire century. Among the most impressive of these is Ragpicker by Edouard Manet, which was purchased by Simon in 1968.The Norton Simon’s Ragpicker and the National Gallery’s Old Musician and Tragic Actor (Rouvière as Hamlet), are from a series of monumental figural compositions that Manet painted in the 1860s, inspired by the old masters, particularly 17th-century Spanish painter Diego Velázquez. Manet’s debt to Velázquez is evident in the compositions of Ragpicker and Tragic Actor, with nearly life-sized figures placed against an ambiguous backdrop that give the works an austere, theatrical appearance. The influence of Velázquez can also be recognized in the relatively somber palette and vibrant brushwork of all three paintings. Even the humble subject matter is rooted in the traditions of 17th-century art, which Manet adapted to create direct and unsentimental images of people on the margins of society.

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Exhibitions / Film / Concert / Lecture / June 2009Newsletter

Film Programs

EAST BUILDING CONCOURSE, AUDITORIUMAn ongoing program of classic cinema, documentary, avant-garde, and area premieres occurs each weekend in the East Building Auditorium, 4th Street at Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Programs are free of charge but seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis. Doors open approximately 30 minutes before each show. Programs are subject to change.

leCturesEAST BUILDING CONCOURSE, AUDITORIUM

Lecture-related events are free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Registration is not required.

audio toursConCertsWEST BUILDING MAIN FLOOR, WEST

GARDEN COURT

Dan Zhu, violinistwith Jie Chen, pianist

June 7 at 6:30PMMusic by Schubert and other composers

Made possible in part by a gift from The Markow-Totevy Foundation

National Gallery Piano Triowith Vilmos Szabadi, violinist, and Sylvia Kovács, violist

June 14 at 6:30PMMusic by Dohnányi, Shostakovich, and Weiner

Tara Kamangar, pianistJune 21 at 6:30PM

Music by Hossein and Khaleghi

The Washington Sängerbundwith the National Gallery Vocal Arts EnsembleJune 28 at 6:30PM

David Montgomery, conductorMusic by Mendelssohn, Schubert, and other composers

Art Films & Events

The Idealist followed by My Father’s Studio June 21 at 4:30PMJames Beveridge—documentary filmmaker extraordinaire and a cofounder of the National Film Board of Canada—was hardly known at all to his daughter Nina. The Idealist is Nina’s effort to claim her father’s legacy and to capture the true flavor of his remarkable life. (Nina Beveridge, 2004, digital beta, 76 minutes)In My Father’s Studio, Montreal filmmaker Jennifer Alleyn inherits her father Edmund Alleyn’s painting studio. Finding herself drawn more and more into the private space of his art, she makes this film to fathom her father’s psyche. (Jennifer Alleyn, 2008, digital beta, 70 minutes)

Stanley William Hayter: From Surrealism to AbstractionJuly 5 at 2:00PMThree archival films on the British painter and printmaker are featured in association with the exhibition Stanley William Hayter: From Surrealism to Abstraction. The first, A New Way of Gravure (Jess Paley, 1950, 12 minutes), shows the artist at work in Atelier 17; the second, The Other Side of the Mirror (Julian Hayter, 1976, 30 minutes), is a documentary by the artist’s son; and the third is Stanley William Hayter: The Artist as Teacher (Ohio State University, 1970, 12 minutes). (54 minutes total)

Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and PoetIntroduction by Michael MaglarasJuly 11 at 1:00PMA new film essay on the American modernist from Lewiston, Maine—whose peripatetic life, personal tragedy, and original style have made him a topic of endless fascination—is discussed by the filmmaker Michael Maglaras. (2008, digital beta, 65 minutes)

Man with a Movie CameraAlloy Orchestra on stageAugust 1 at 3:30PMThe Alloy Orchestra returns to the National Gallery to perform its stirring original score for Vertov’s legendary silent masterpiece, an avant-garde portrayal of urban life, work, and leisure in Soviet cities that ultimately advanced the arc of experimental filmmaking. (Dziga Vertov, 1929, 35 mm, silent with live music, 70 minutes)

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Summer Lecture SeriesClose Encounters—of an Artistic KindA series exploring intertwined works of art and their creators presented by the staff of the department of adult programs.Lecture-related events are free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come,first-seated basis. Registration is not required.

Early Masterpieces in the National Gallery of Art, and the Ensembles from Which They CameJuly 12 at 2:00PMJ Russell Sale, lecturer, National Gallery of Art

The Painter and the Photogra-pher: Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred StieglitzJuly 19 at 2:00PMWilford W. Scott, head of adult programs, National Gal-lery of Art

The Crucible of Viennese Modern-ism: Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Oskar KokoschkaJuly 26 at 2:00PMChristopher With, coordinator of art information, Na-tional Gallery of Art

Genius in Tandem: Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper JohnsAugust 2 at 2:00PMDiane Arkin, lecturer and adult program docent coordi-nator, National Gallery of Art

Eros and Creativity: The Amorous Sculptures of Auguste Rodin and Camille ClaudelAugust 9 at 2:00PMDavid Gariff, lecturer, National Gallery of Art

Fomenting Revolution: Braque, Picasso, and CubismAugust 23 at 2:00PMSally Shelburne, lecturer, National Gallery of Art

Expatriate Rivals: James McNeill Whistler and John Singer SargentAugust 30 at 2:00PMEric Denker, lecturer, National Gallery of Art

The Director’s TourAudio tours are available for rental at the West Building Mall entrance for $10 per tour unless otherwise noted.

The Director’s Tour: Masterpieces at the National Gallery of Art

WEST BUILDING MAIN FLOOR, ROTUNDADirector Earl A. Powell III and Gallery curators explore more than 130 beloved masterpieces by such artists as Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Ver-meer, Claude Monet, and others, along with informa-tion on acquisition, history, and conservation. Handheld digital audio players allow visitors to choose the order in which they look and the length of time they spend with each work.

The Director’s Tour: Highlights in Foreign LanguagesWEST BUILDING MAIN FLOOR, ROTUNDAVisitors can hear the director’s introduction and com-mentary at 26 stops on the tour in Spanish, French,

Russian, Japanese, and Mandarin.

Special ExhibitionsAudio tours are available for rental at the entrance to the exhibition for $10 per tour unless otherwise noted.

The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial SpainJune 28, 2009–November 1, 2009WEST BUILDING MAIN FLOOR, ROTUNDANarrated by Gallery director Earl A. Powell III, this tour includes commentary by Álvaro Soler del Campo, curator, Royal Armory, Madrid, and David Alan Brown, curator, Italian paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington.

Cell-Phone TourCall (202) 595-1857EAST BUILDINGThis tour covers selected modern and contemporary works of art in the non-partitioned areas of the Gallery, where cell-phone use is permitted, and includes an introduction to the East Building itself.

Adventures in ArtFor children seven to twelve, highlighting the Gallery’s collection of seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish paintings. Rental: $5; $2 additional headphones

A Family Audio Tour of Seven-teenth-Century Dutch and Flemish PaintingsWEST BUILDING MAIN FLOOR, ROTUNDA(Ages 7–12) Travel with Pieter and Tanya as they explore life and art nearly 400 years ago in Holland and today’s Belgium. $5 per tour, $2 for additional headphones.

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Film Series

The Film Novels of Karel VachekJune 6, 13, 20, 27The director of the documentary department at Prague’s legendary FAMU (film school of the Academy of Performing Arts), Karel Vachek, has created one of the most original bodies of work in the history of Czech cinema. His film novels—enormous in scope, ambition, and duration—are improvisational and intuitive but also highly structured and philosophical. Handheld cameras relentlessly prowl, eavesdropping on politicians at ribbon cuttings and plunging headlong into heated discussions. They record the absurdities at ceremonies even as the voluble director acts as agent provocateur in his own interviews with seers, pundits, crackpots, and passersby. Following 20 years of manual labor from 1968 on, Vachek returned to film in the wake of the Velvet Revolution and proceeded to produce this enormous four-part kaleidoscope of the Czech Republic, post-freedom. Produced by Radim Procházka Productions and Alice Lovejoy with the support of The Czech Republic State Fund for Support and Development of Cinematography. The series is organized by Irena Kovarova.

A Short History of ColorJune 7, 14, 21, 28From its beginnings in the late 19th century, the cinema has relied on color to carry its message. Dozens of technical processes have, with varying degrees of success, enhanced the viewer’s experience. While black-and-white has its place in cinematic history, the conventions of color—yellow for outdoors, purple for early evening, blue for the sea, amber for fire, and so on—have been a constant. This series includes three illustrated talks on the attributes, technologies, and transformations of color during the first half of the 20th century as well as a selection of examples.

Salute to Le Festival des 3 ContinentsJuly 4, 5, 12, 18, 19Le Festival des 3 Continents, held annually since 1979 in Nantes, France, presents a distinctive selection of new fiction, documentary, and classic art cinema from Africa, Asia, and South America to critics, filmmakers, and scholars from around the world. Devoted to raising awareness of important and interesting production outside the mainstream, F3C was the first festival to endorse, for example, China’s Hou Hsiao-hsien and Iran’s Abbas Kiarostami. The National Gallery is pleased to join the Freer Gallery of Art and the Embassy of France in saluting this vital forum

on its 30th anniversary. Seven Latin American films from past festivals will be shown at the Gallery, African films at the Embassy of France, and Asian films at the Freer Gallery. Special thanks to Antoine Sebire, Tom Vick, and to Jean-Philippe Tessé, programmer for Le Festival des 3 Continents.

From Vault to ScreenJuly 11, 17, 18, 25, 26August 15, 22, 23, 28–30The National Gallery’s annual showcase of recently preserved and restored films from international archives this year focuses on the work of La Cinémathèque de Toulouse, Anthology Film Archives, UCLA Film and Television Archive, George Eastman House, Library of Congress, Museum of Modern Art, British Film Institute, Cineteca Nazionale, L’Immagine Ritrovata, and La Cinémathèque française, with special thanks to Tim Lanza, Mike Mashon, Natacha Laurent, Antoine Sebire, Kim Tomadjoglou, Caroline Yeager, and Il Cinema Ritrovato, the annual festival in Bologna, Italy, devoted to history, restoration, and rediscovery.

Carl Theodor Dreyer: The Late WorksAugust 2, 9, 16, 22Four rarely shown sound features and one short film by Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889–1968) are presented in recently restored or preserved prints to mark the 120th anniversary of his birth. While the director’s dedication to the form and contributions to world cinema are now celebrated, his first sound film Vampyr was a commercial failure, and the war and other material matters interfered with the accomplishment of these later works. Ultimately, however,

they became his most remarkable wachievements. The Gallery wishes to thank the Danish Film Institute for its cooperation in loaning these films.

From Novel to ScreenAugust 8, 15Two adaptations of Pierre Louÿs’ celebrated 1898 novel La Femme et le Pantin (it was later also filmed by Luis Buñuel and Julian Duvivier) are presented in honor of the National Gallery exhibition The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain.