The Muscarelle Museum of Art
at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts
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Plan your visit.
On View
Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia
November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
Learn MoreSelections from Expanded Horizons: Native American Creativity at the Intersection of Culture and Art
October 14, 2025 — January 11, 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
UNKNOWN after ANDREA DEL SARTO [1486 - 1530]
Late- 16th Century
Black and red chalk
Sight: 14 11/16 x 10 11/16 ins. (37.2 x 27.1 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Black and red chalk
Sight: 14 11/16 x 10 11/16 ins. (37.2 x 27.1 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
BRIDGES, CHARLES
c. 1735 - 1743
Oil on canvas
49 x 39 5/8 ins. (124.5 x 100.6 cm)
Oil on canvas
49 x 39 5/8 ins. (124.5 x 100.6 cm)
KEYSER, ROBERT G.
1954
Oil on canvas
38 1/4 x 58 ins. (97.2 x 147.3 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen
Oil on canvas
38 1/4 x 58 ins. (97.2 x 147.3 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen
SINGLETARY, PRESTON
2006
Blown and sand-carved glass
19 3/4 x 8 x 7 ins.
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Blown and sand-carved glass
19 3/4 x 8 x 7 ins.
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
1986
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
28 1/2 x 18 1/2 ins. (72.4 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. (72.4 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
LOISEAU, GUSTAVE
1914
Oil on canvas
23 5/8 x 31 7/8 ins. (60.0 x 81.0 cm); Framed: 29 1/4 x 37 1/4 ins. (74.2 x 94.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on canvas
23 5/8 x 31 7/8 ins. (60.0 x 81.0 cm); Framed: 29 1/4 x 37 1/4 ins. (74.2 x 94.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1997
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
18 1/2 x 28 3/4 ins. (47 x 72.9 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
18 1/2 x 28 3/4 ins. (47 x 72.9 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
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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