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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
de RIBERA, JUSEPE
c. 1624
Etching with engraving and drypoint
7 5/8 x 9 7/8 ins. (19.4 x 25.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Etching with engraving and drypoint
7 5/8 x 9 7/8 ins. (19.4 x 25.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
ABBOTT, BERENICE
1932 (printed later)
Gelatin silver print
Sheet: 23 7/8 x 19 11/16 ins. (60.5 x 50.5 cm); Image: 22 x 17 3/8 ins. (55.9 x 44.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Gelatin silver print
Sheet: 23 7/8 x 19 11/16 ins. (60.5 x 50.5 cm); Image: 22 x 17 3/8 ins. (55.9 x 44.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
VAN DER ZEE, JAMES
1915, printed 1974
Gelatin silver print
Image: 7 7/16 x 6 3/16 ins. (18.9 x 15.7 cm); Support: 15 x 12 1/2 ins. (38.1 x 31.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Gelatin silver print
Image: 7 7/16 x 6 3/16 ins. (18.9 x 15.7 cm); Support: 15 x 12 1/2 ins. (38.1 x 31.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
UNKNOWN
Black and white chalk on blue paper
10 3/5 x 13 3/4 ins. (26.5 x 35.0 cm)
Gift of Frederick and Lucy S. Herman
10 3/5 x 13 3/4 ins. (26.5 x 35.0 cm)
Gift of Frederick and Lucy S. Herman
O'KEEFFE, GEORGIA
1932
Oil on panel
Panel: 16 x 20 ins. (40.7 x 50.8 cm); Framed: 23 1/2 x 27 1/4 ins. (59.5 x 69.3 cm)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Oil on panel
Panel: 16 x 20 ins. (40.7 x 50.8 cm); Framed: 23 1/2 x 27 1/4 ins. (59.5 x 69.3 cm)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
HAHN, BETTY
1997
Four color lithograph and photogram
Sheet: 20 1/8 x 15 1/4 ins. (51.2 x 38.7 cm); Image: 15 1/4 x 12 1/4 ins. (30.0 x 31.0 cm) [irreg.]
Gift of the Artist in Memory of Diana Okon
Four color lithograph and photogram
Sheet: 20 1/8 x 15 1/4 ins. (51.2 x 38.7 cm); Image: 15 1/4 x 12 1/4 ins. (30.0 x 31.0 cm) [irreg.]
Gift of the Artist in Memory of Diana Okon
BEAL, REYNOLDS
1924
Watercolor
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 22 1/2 ins. (38.7 x 57.2 cm) [irreg.]
Gift of William R. Beal and Gifford R. Beal Jr.
Watercolor
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 22 1/2 ins. (38.7 x 57.2 cm) [irreg.]
Gift of William R. Beal and Gifford R. Beal Jr.
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
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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