The Muscarelle Museum of Art
at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts
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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
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
BASKIN, LEONARD
1973
Lithograph printed in four colors on Velin d'Arches paper
Framed: 44 3/4 x 32 3/4 ins. (113.5 x 83.2 cm)
Gift of Barbara Waal
Lithograph printed in four colors on Velin d'Arches paper
Framed: 44 3/4 x 32 3/4 ins. (113.5 x 83.2 cm)
Gift of Barbara Waal
UNKNOWN, Southern Netherlandish School
c. 1525 - 1550
Oil on oak panel
Panel: 13 x 9 ins. (33 x 22.8 cm); Framed: 16 1/8 x 12 1/4 ins. (41 x 31 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on oak panel
Panel: 13 x 9 ins. (33 x 22.8 cm); Framed: 16 1/8 x 12 1/4 ins. (41 x 31 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
CARRILLO, MANUEL
1961
Selenium-toned silver print
Sheet: 14 1/8 x 11 1/16 ins. (35.9 x 28.1 cm); Image: 8 x 7 1/8 ins. (20.3 x 18.1 cm)
Gift of Frank Christopher
Selenium-toned silver print
Sheet: 14 1/8 x 11 1/16 ins. (35.9 x 28.1 cm); Image: 8 x 7 1/8 ins. (20.3 x 18.1 cm)
Gift of Frank Christopher
MARTIN, AGNES BERNICE
1978
Watercolor and ink on rice paper
Sheet: 12 1/8 x 12 ins. (30.7 x 30.5 cm); Framed: 15 3/8 x 15 3/8 ins. (39.0 x 39.0 cm)
Gift of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, Hassam and Speicher Fund
Watercolor and ink on rice paper
Sheet: 12 1/8 x 12 ins. (30.7 x 30.5 cm); Framed: 15 3/8 x 15 3/8 ins. (39.0 x 39.0 cm)
Gift of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, Hassam and Speicher Fund
MARINI, MARINO
1951
Bronze on wood base
12 3/8 h. x 9 1/2 w. x 5 ins. d. (31.4 x 24.1 x 12.7cm)Base: 1 3/4 h. x 8 w. x 5 3/8 ins. d. (4.4 x 20.3 x 13.6cm)
Bequest of Doris Piper Lamberson
Bronze on wood base
12 3/8 h. x 9 1/2 w. x 5 ins. d. (31.4 x 24.1 x 12.7cm)Base: 1 3/4 h. x 8 w. x 5 3/8 ins. d. (4.4 x 20.3 x 13.6cm)
Bequest of Doris Piper Lamberson
PICASSO, PABLO
1963
Linoleum print on Arches paper
Sheet: 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 ins. (74.8 x 62.3 cm); Plate: 25 1/8 x 20 7/8 ins. (63.8 x 53.1 cm)
Purchase, the Ralph Lamberson Memorial Fund and Mrs. Ralph Lamberson
Linoleum print on Arches paper
Sheet: 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 ins. (74.8 x 62.3 cm); Plate: 25 1/8 x 20 7/8 ins. (63.8 x 53.1 cm)
Purchase, the Ralph Lamberson Memorial Fund and Mrs. Ralph Lamberson
FONSECA, HARRY
1981
Acrylic on heavy wove paper with glitter
30 3/8 x 22 ½ ins. (76.5 x 57.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Acrylic on heavy wove paper with glitter
30 3/8 x 22 ½ ins. (76.5 x 57.1 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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