A light that shines on past and present

Rather than languish in a vault, works by Jan van Eyck, Rembrandt van Rijn and Titian will similarly be seen anew at the Met Breuer. In a new setting, by necessity of context, works by these cherished Old Masters will have a different meaning. The juxtapositions may not establish historically meaningful connections—it is hard to say before seeing the show—but they will generate provocative ideas and new points of view. It is precisely those ideas that can nourish historical investiga