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
COHEN, LEWIS
1990
Bronze
42 1/2 x 8 x 12 1/4 ins. (107.9 x 20.3 x 31.1 cm)
Gift of the artist
Bronze
42 1/2 x 8 x 12 1/4 ins. (107.9 x 20.3 x 31.1 cm)
Gift of the artist
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1996
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
18 3/8 x 28 7/8 ins. (46.7 x 73.3 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 3/8 x 28 7/8 ins. (46.7 x 73.3 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
DA CARPI, UGO after GIROLAMO FRANCESCO MARIA MAZZOLA called IL PARMIGIANINO [1503 – 1540]
c. 1525
Chiaroscuro woodcut
Image: 17 ¼ x 13 ¾ ins. (43.8 x 35.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Chiaroscuro woodcut
Image: 17 ¼ x 13 ¾ ins. (43.8 x 35.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
ANNAN, JAMES CRAIG
1907
Photogravure from Camera Work, Number XIX, printed on tissue
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 11 ins. (19.9 x 27.9 cm); Image: 6 x 7 3/4 ins. (15.2 x 19.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Photogravure from Camera Work, Number XIX, printed on tissue
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 11 ins. (19.9 x 27.9 cm); Image: 6 x 7 3/4 ins. (15.2 x 19.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
ROMERO, CARA
2017
Archival pigment print
Sheet: 61 x 41 ins. (154.9 x 104.1 cm); Image: 55 x 36 ins. (139.7 x 91.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds from Ann Marie Stock and David Brashear
Archival pigment print
Sheet: 61 x 41 ins. (154.9 x 104.1 cm); Image: 55 x 36 ins. (139.7 x 91.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds from Ann Marie Stock and David Brashear
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
CARDI, LODOVICO called IL CIGOLI
1606 - 1613
Pen, brown ink, and brown wash over black chalk on white paper
5 3/4 x 7 3/4 ins. (14.4 x 19.7 cm)
Gift of Manfred Brockhaus
Pen, brown ink, and brown wash over black chalk on white paper
5 3/4 x 7 3/4 ins. (14.4 x 19.7 cm)
Gift of Manfred Brockhaus
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
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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