Maryan Ainsworth
Maryan Ainsworth is an art historian, author and curator specialising in 14th, 15th and 16th century Northern European painting, particularly in Early Netherlandish painting. She is currently an adjunct Professor of Art History with Columbia University, and curator of European paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.[1]
Her 2011 exhibition "Man, Myth, and Sensual Pleasures: Jan Gossaert's Renaissance" featured 160 of Gossart's works, was a critical[2] and public success, and was reproduced in London's National Gallery.[3]
Selected publications
- German Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1350—1600. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2013
- Man, Myth, and Sensual Pleasures: Jan Gossart’s Renaissance. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010
- Tapestry in the Renaissance: art and magnificence. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002
- Early Netherlandish painting at the crossroads: a critical look at current methodologies. Yale University Press, 2001
References
- ^ "Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe". J. Paul Getty Museum. Retrieved 20 November 2015
- ^ Grosvenor, Bendor. "All Hail Maryan Ainsworth". arthistorynews, 26 February 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2015
- ^ Semmes, Anne W. "The curator: Old Greenwich resident Maryan Ainsworth sure knows how to put on a show". 'Greenwich Time, 30 June, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2015