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Encore Presentation: Curator’s Opening Lecture — Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
5:00 PM
Lecture
Meet and Greet with Photographer Daniel Hernández Salazar
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
5:00 PM
Special Event
On View
Upcoming
Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia
November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
Learn MoreCollection Highlights
The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.
Explore the Collection:PaintingsDrawings and WatercolorsPrintsPhotographySculpture and ObjectsRecent Acquisitions
STOLLER, EZRA
1964
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 16 x 19 7/8 ins. (40.6 x 50.6 cm); Image: 13 7/8 x 17 7/8 ins. (35.3 x 45.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 16 x 19 7/8 ins. (40.6 x 50.6 cm); Image: 13 7/8 x 17 7/8 ins. (35.3 x 45.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
LONAS, JOSEPH HENRY
1956 - 1957
Bronze
91 3/4 h. x 28 w. x 21 ins. d. (233.1 x 71.1 x 53.3 cm)
Gift of the artist and his wife
Bronze
91 3/4 h. x 28 w. x 21 ins. d. (233.1 x 71.1 x 53.3 cm)
Gift of the artist and his wife
STOLLER, EZRA
1959
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 19 3/4 x 16 ins. (50.5 x 40.6 cm); Image: 16 x 13 3/4 ins. (40.6 x 35.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 19 3/4 x 16 ins. (50.5 x 40.6 cm); Image: 16 x 13 3/4 ins. (40.6 x 35.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
GREEN, JASHA
1984
Watercolor, charcoal, acrylic, and pencil on Fabriano paper
39 1/4 x 27 5/8 ins. (99.6 x 70.1 cm); Framed: 47 x 34 3/4 ins. (119.2 x 88.1 cm)
Gift of Stephen M. Smith
Watercolor, charcoal, acrylic, and pencil on Fabriano paper
39 1/4 x 27 5/8 ins. (99.6 x 70.1 cm); Framed: 47 x 34 3/4 ins. (119.2 x 88.1 cm)
Gift of Stephen M. Smith
LELY, SIR PETER
1640-45
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 26 5/8 x 28 1/8 ins.; Framed: 37 x 38 1.4 ins. (94.5 x 97.5 cm)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Hedberg
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 26 5/8 x 28 1/8 ins.; Framed: 37 x 38 1.4 ins. (94.5 x 97.5 cm)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Hedberg
WESTON, BRETT
1934
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 ins. (23.5 x 19 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 ins. (23.5 x 19 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
ROMERO, DIEGO
2019
Clay and pigment
12 1/2 x 5 1/4 ins. (diameter x depth)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Clay and pigment
12 1/2 x 5 1/4 ins. (diameter x depth)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
LANKES, JULIUS JOHN
c. 1940
Oil on unprimed plywood panel
23 3/4 x 19 5/8 ins. (60.3 x 49.8 cm)
Gift of J.B. Lankes in memory of J.J. Lankes
Oil on unprimed plywood panel
23 3/4 x 19 5/8 ins. (60.3 x 49.8 cm)
Gift of J.B. Lankes in memory of J.J. Lankes
UTAGAWA TOKOKUNI, Untitled Kabuki scene, c. 1815, Woodblock print, Sheet: 15 3/8 x 31 ins. (39.0 x 78.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sullivan
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