Florentine Baroque Has Landed in Phoenix

 

The second exhibit that I went to see at the Phoenix Art Museum is called "Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection.  It consists of works from the collection of Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl, a Houston-based collector.  The collection contains paintings that have been amassed over 40 years.  The painting above is by Giovanni Domenico Ferretti and was painted in 1740 and depicts God reproving Cain for the murder of Abel.

This painting is called "Allegory of Poetry" and it was painted by Felice Ficherrelli in the 1620's.  That frame is adorned with lapis lazuli.  Speaking of the frame, be sure to notice the frames on all of these paintings.  The frames alone are works of art.

 This painting in its very thick, gold leafed frame is by Onorio Marianari.  The painting of Madonna and Child was painted sometime in the 17th century.  

This is another painting by Giovanni Domenico Ferretti and it was painted in 1745.  It is called "Harlequin and His Lady".  Look at the details in that elaborate frame.  I see plenty of cherubs mixed in with a few faces and lots of gold.  The frames on all of the paintings in this exhibit seemed every bit as important as the historic paintings.  

The presentation of these works at the Phoenix Art Museum is a first of its kind in Arizona.  It's well worth a visit to the museum.