Aimee Ng, “A Portrait and Its Mysteries: Parmigianino’s Schiava Turca”

“A Portrait and Its Mysteries: Parmigianino’s Schiava Turca“

The Frick Collection

Wednesday, May 14, 6-7 pm

The Frick Collection is pleased to announce a lecture presented in conjunction with the upcoming exhibition, The Poetry of Parmigianino’s “Schiava Turca” (May 13-July 20, 2014).

“A Portrait and Its Mysteries: Parmigianino’s Schiava Turca,” Aimee Ng, The Frick Collection Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 6-7pm

Location: Lectures take place in the Music Room

Join Us: Free, but seating is on a first-come, first-served basis; reservations are not accepted.

Questions: [email protected]

Parmigianino’s exquisite Schiava Turca (Turkish slave) is shrouded in mystery. Who is this woman whose elaborate, almost theatrical, costume inspired an early eighteenth-century cataloguer to give the Renaissance beauty her fantastical name? In this lecture, the guest curator of the special exhibition The Poetry of Parmigianino’s “Schiava Turca” will present a new interpretation of the work. Ng’s new research suggests that the sitter likely held a special status as a poet in the court culture of Northern Italy.

This lecture is made possible by the Rober H. Smith Family Foundation.