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Curator’s Opening Lecture – Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
5:00 PM
Lecture
The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright: A Talk by Paul Hendrickson
Thursday, March 20, 2025
5:00 PM
Lecture
Homeschool Workshop: Michelangelo – A Fresco Painting Experience
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
10:00 AM
Workshop
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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
LOPER, EDWARD L. SR.
1954
Oil on linen canvas
22 1/4 x 27 1/8 ins. (56.5 x 68.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on linen canvas
22 1/4 x 27 1/8 ins. (56.5 x 68.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
PICCIRILLI, ATTILIO
Marble
28 1/4 h. x 8 1/8 w. x 16 ins. d. (71.8 x 20.7 x 40.7 cm)
Bequest of Jay Johns
28 1/4 h. x 8 1/8 w. x 16 ins. d. (71.8 x 20.7 x 40.7 cm)
Bequest of Jay Johns
SEOWTEWA, ALEX
1993
Oil on canvas
32 3/4 x 37 1/2 ins. (83.3 x 95.3 cm)
Gift of Theodore and Diana Bodner
Oil on canvas
32 3/4 x 37 1/2 ins. (83.3 x 95.3 cm)
Gift of Theodore and Diana Bodner
ROWLANDSON, THOMAS
1776
Pen and ink, and watercolor
8 1/2 x 11 5/16 ins. (21.7 x 28.8 cm)
Purchase; Richard Edward Powell, Jr. '85 Memorial Fund
Pen and ink, and watercolor
8 1/2 x 11 5/16 ins. (21.7 x 28.8 cm)
Purchase; Richard Edward Powell, Jr. '85 Memorial Fund
BIGGERS, JOHN
1964
Linoleum cut
Sheet : 12 x 15 ins. (30.5 X 38.1 cm) : Image : 9 x 12 ins. (22.8 x 30.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Linoleum cut
Sheet : 12 x 15 ins. (30.5 X 38.1 cm) : Image : 9 x 12 ins. (22.8 x 30.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
WYETH, ANDREW
1955
Watercolor on paper with scratching out, laid down on board
Sheet: 13 x 16 5/8 ins. [irreg.] (33 x 42.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Watercolor on paper with scratching out, laid down on board
Sheet: 13 x 16 5/8 ins. [irreg.] (33 x 42.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
MANET, EDOUARD
1871
Lithograph on chine collé, state II/II
Sheet: 18 ½ x 25 ¼ ins. (47.0 x 64.2 cm); Image: 15 ¾ x 20 ins. (40.0 x 50.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Lithograph on chine collé, state II/II
Sheet: 18 ½ x 25 ¼ ins. (47.0 x 64.2 cm); Image: 15 ¾ x 20 ins. (40.0 x 50.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
MARAIS, ADOLPHE CHARLES
1879
Oil on canvas
42 x 69 1/2 ins. (106.7 x 176.5 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Oil on canvas
42 x 69 1/2 ins. (106.7 x 176.5 cm)
Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler
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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