A New Show in Denver Offers a Sweeping 500-Year History of Images of British-ness in Art—See It Here

While museums around the globe are closed to the public, we
are spotlighting each day an inspiring exhibition that was
previously on view. Even if you can’t see it in person, allow us to
give you a virtual look. 

“Treasures of British Art: The Berger Collection”
Denver Art Museum

What the museums says: “‘Treasures of
British Art’ presents 500 years of British cultural history through
the stories of its people, captured by the enduring brilliance of
artists of the time. The exhibition features devotional images,
portraits, landscapes, and sporting scenes by the greatest artists
of the British School—including Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas
Lawrence, and John Constable—as well as non-British artists who
spent significant time in Britain—such as the Flemish artist
Anthony van Dyck, and American artists Benjamin West and John
Singer Sargent.”

Why it’s worth a look: While travel plans
have been put on hold indefinitely, the Denver Art Museum’s
exhibition displaying works from the Berger collection of European
paintings feels especially timely. Without having to leave the
comfort of home, viewers can see the largesse of the Berger
Educational Trust, whose gift of some 60 artworks constitutes this
show.

The list of artists included in the show read like a who’s who
of British and Anglophile, with highlights spanning from George
Stubbs’s elegant equine portraits to a delicate unfinished work by
John Singer Sargent.

What it looks like:

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