Metal of Honor exhibition concludes its run in Boston, Jan. 16

Metal of Honor: Gold from Simone Martini to Contemporary Art, Installation View 5, 2022. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.
Metal of Honor: Gold from Simone Martini to Contemporary Art, Installation View 5, 2022. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.
Metal of Honor: Gold from Simone Martini to Contemporary Art, Installation View 5, 2022. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.

BOSTON – Metal of Honor: Gold from Simone Martini to Contemporary Art, on view at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISGM) through January 16, 2023, explores how painters across centuries have used gold to honor and commemorate their subjects. The exhibition features works by legendary Renaissance master Simone Martini, juxtaposing his devotional paintings with portraits by contemporary artists – Titus Kaphar, Stacy Lynn Waddell and Kehinde Wiley.

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