This beautifully illustrated catalogue presents a selection of
exceptional seventeenth-century Dutch drawings from the Peck
Collection in the Ackland Art Museum at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. Featuring many previously unpublished and
rarely exhibited works, the catalogue brings together examples by
some of the best-known artists of the era such as Rembrandt,
Jacques de Gheyn II, Samuel van Hoogstraten, and Frans van Mieris.
The collection was donated to the museum in 2017 by the late Drs.
Sheldon and Leena Peck. The transformative gift is comprised of
over 130 largely seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Dutch and
Flemish drawings, establishing the Ackland as one of a handful of
university art museums in the United States where northern European
drawings can be studied in depth. Drawn to Life presents around 70
works from this exceptional and diverse group of drawings amassed
by the Pecks over four decades. Featuring new research and fresh
insights into seventeenth-century drawing practice, the catalogue
and accompanying exhibition celebrates the creativity and technical
skills of Dutch artists who explored the beauty of the natural
world and the multifaceted aspects of humanity. The catalogue
features a broad selection of scenes of everyday life, landscapes,
biblical and historical scenes, portraits, and preparatory studies,
forming a dynamic and representative group of Dutch drawings made
by some of the most outstanding artists of the period, including
Abraham Bloemaert, Jacob van Ruisdael, Esaias van de Velde,
Bartholomeus Breenbergh, Pieter Molijn, Aelbert Cuyp, Adriaen van
Ostade, Ferdinand Bol, Nicolaes Maes, Jan Lievens, Gerard ter
Borch, Adriaen van de Velde, Nicolaes Berchem, and Cornelis Dusart.
Key sheets of remarkable quality by lesserknown artists such as
Guillam Dubois, Herman Naiwincx, Willem Romeyn, and Jacob van der
Ulft, also comprise a core strength of the collection, and serve as
a testament to the visual acuity of the Pecks as collectors. At the
heart of the Peck Collection are several sheets by Rembrandt,
including the sublime Noli me Tangere; a beautifully rendered late
landscape, Canal and Boats with a Distant View of Amsterdam; and
the superbly charming Studies of Women and Children, which was the
last of Rembrandt's seventeen known drawings with an inscription in
his own hand to reach a public collection. Meticulously researched
and written by Robert Fucci, Ph.D., Drawn to Life introduces both
scholars and drawings enthusiasts to the depth and beauty of the
Peck Collection at the Ackland Art Museum.
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