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at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts
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On View
Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia
November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
Learn MoreWhere Late the Sweet Birds: Selected Works of Morgan Bulkeley, 1984-2025
August 27, 2025 — Ongoing
Learn MoreUpcoming
Collection 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
SÁNCHEZ, EMILIO
Watercolor on heavy paper
Framed: 59 1/2 x 40 ins. (151.1 x 102.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Framed: 59 1/2 x 40 ins. (151.1 x 102.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
NEVELSON, LOUISE
1968
Bronze
4 h. x 2 w. x 7/8 ins. d. (10.2 x 5.1 x 2.2 cm)Base: 2 h. x 2 3/4 w. x 2 ins. d. (5.1 x 6.9 x 5.1 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Gertrude Perrin
Bronze
4 h. x 2 w. x 7/8 ins. d. (10.2 x 5.1 x 2.2 cm)Base: 2 h. x 2 3/4 w. x 2 ins. d. (5.1 x 6.9 x 5.1 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Gertrude Perrin
GIORDANO, LUCA
c. 1632
Oil on canvas
72 3/4 x 52 ins. (184.8 x 132.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on canvas
72 3/4 x 52 ins. (184.8 x 132.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
SÁNCHEZ, EMILIO
1974
Color lithograph
Sheet: 22 7/8 x 31 3/8 ins. (58.1 x 79.7 cm); Image: 21 5/8 x 30 1/8 ins. (54.9 x 76.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Color lithograph
Sheet: 22 7/8 x 31 3/8 ins. (58.1 x 79.7 cm); Image: 21 5/8 x 30 1/8 ins. (54.9 x 76.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
SULLY, ROBERT MATHEW
9/1854
Watercolor
Sheet: 6 1/8 x 8 15/16 ins. (15.6 x 22.8 cm)
Gift of Miss Julia Sully
Watercolor
Sheet: 6 1/8 x 8 15/16 ins. (15.6 x 22.8 cm)
Gift of Miss Julia Sully
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1994
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
28 1/2 x 18 1/2 ins. (72.3 x 47 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds provided by the Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation Endowment
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
28 1/2 x 18 1/2 ins. (72.3 x 47 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds provided by the Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation Endowment
POMODORO, ARNALDO
1996
Bronze
Approx. 20 ins. h. (51cm)Approx. 18 1/8 ins d. (46 cm)base: 2 x 18 1/8 x 18 1/8" (5 x 46 x 46cm)
Purchase, Jean Outland Chrysler Memorial Fund
Bronze
Approx. 20 ins. h. (51cm)Approx. 18 1/8 ins d. (46 cm)base: 2 x 18 1/8 x 18 1/8" (5 x 46 x 46cm)
Purchase, Jean Outland Chrysler Memorial Fund
BLAKE, WILLIAM
1825
Engraving
Sheet: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8 ins. (27.6 x 21.3 cm); Image: 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins. (20 x 15 cm)
Purchase, Museum Acquisition Fund
Engraving
Sheet: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8 ins. (27.6 x 21.3 cm); Image: 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins. (20 x 15 cm)
Purchase, Museum Acquisition Fund
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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