Jennifer Thompson: 'John G. Johnson: Lawyer, Collector, Philadelphian'

Jennifer Thompson, Gloria and Jack Drosdick Curator of European Painting & Sculpture and Curator of the John G. Johnson Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art

This symposium is organized in conjunction with the Philadelphia
Museum of Art’s exhibition Old Masters Now: Celebrating the
Johnson Collection, November 3, 2017–February 19, 2018.

In 1917, John G. Johnson, the most famous lawyer of his day, left
his astonishing trove of European art to the city of Philadelphia.
One hundred years later, we continue to gain new insight into the
formation of one of this country’s most remarkable collections of
treasures by the great masters, including Botticelli, Hieronymus
Bosch, Titian, Rembrandt, and Monet. Far from being a static
group of objects, the Johnson Collection is subject to constant
study and scrutiny, inviting us to consider Johnson’s legacy in the
context of the rich tradition of art collecting in Philadelphia over
the centuries

Symposium presented at the Philadelphia Museum of Art November 3 & 4, 2017

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[mercelloveras]

Thank you!. Really interesting lecture about art collectors.