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
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1993
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
28 3/8 x 18 1/2 ins. (72 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 3/8 x 18 1/2 ins. (72 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
CARREÑO, MARIO
1970
Black ink on buff-colored paper
Sheet: 16 ½ x 11 3/4 ins (42 x 30 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Black ink on buff-colored paper
Sheet: 16 ½ x 11 3/4 ins (42 x 30 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Attributed to RUBENS, PETER PAUL
c. 1608
Oil on panel
Panel: 24 1/2 x 18 7/8 ins. (62.5 x 48.0 cm); Framed: 33 x 27 1/2 ins. (83.9 x 69.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on panel
Panel: 24 1/2 x 18 7/8 ins. (62.5 x 48.0 cm); Framed: 33 x 27 1/2 ins. (83.9 x 69.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
MELLAN, CLAUDE
1649
Engraving
Sheet: 17 1/4 x 12 3/4 ins. (44.0 x 32.3 cm); Plate: 17 x 12 1/2 ins. (43.2 x 31.7 cm)
Purchase, Ralph and Doris Piper Lamberson Memorial Endowment Fund
Engraving
Sheet: 17 1/4 x 12 3/4 ins. (44.0 x 32.3 cm); Plate: 17 x 12 1/2 ins. (43.2 x 31.7 cm)
Purchase, Ralph and Doris Piper Lamberson Memorial Endowment Fund
HERZOG, HERMAN
Pencil on paper
Sight: 3 7/8 x 6 1/8 ins. (9.9 x 15.6 cm)
Gift of Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns
Sight: 3 7/8 x 6 1/8 ins. (9.9 x 15.6 cm)
Gift of Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns
BUFFALOHEAD, JULIE
2014
Lithograph on Kozo Shi wove paper
Sight: 22 1/4 x 59 7/8 ins. (56.5 x 152 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Lithograph on Kozo Shi wove paper
Sight: 22 1/4 x 59 7/8 ins. (56.5 x 152 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
ELLIOTT, ARCHIE
2016
Quahog and other shell with wool thread
Belt: 2 3/4 x 24 3/4 ins. (6.9 x 62.8 cm); Fringe (left and right): 5 ins. in length (12.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Quahog and other shell with wool thread
Belt: 2 3/4 x 24 3/4 ins. (6.9 x 62.8 cm); Fringe (left and right): 5 ins. in length (12.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
WEST, BENJAMIN
1814
Oil on panel
51 x 39 1/4 ins. (129.5 x 99.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on panel
51 x 39 1/4 ins. (129.5 x 99.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art 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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