num_pages: 288
description: Join the curators of the Frick as they present engaging histories of works of art paired with creatively inspired cocktailsa crash course in art history and a delightful introduction to the treasures of the esteemed New York collection.Based on the critically acclaimed video series of the same name Cocktails with a Curator is a collection of lively and informative essays. Paintings sculpture furniture and porcelainfrom medieval times through the glorious Renaissance to the early twentieth centuryare discussed for their exemplary status. The creators are some of the greatest artists and include Rembrandt Vermeer Whistler Manet Velzquez and Veronese and the stories (of both artists and subjects) are tantalizing. Cocktails with recipes are thematically paired with the a Jaded Countess (absinthe vodka lemon juice and simple syrup) with Ingress portrait Comtesse dHaussonville ; a classic Pimms Cup with Gainsboroughs depiction of English beauty Grace Dalrymple Elliott; and a Bloody Mary (named after the last Catholic regnant queen of England) with Holbeins painting of Sir Thomas More who opposed the Reformation of Marys father Henry VIII. The perfect addition to any art connoisseurs library this book is an innovative and intoxicating way to enjoy the treasures of a world-renowned art collection. 
language: English
title: Cocktails with a Curator
publisher: Rizzoli Electa