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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
GOLUB, LEON ALBERT
1993
Color screenprint
13 5/8 x 8 5/8 ins. (34.6 x 21.9 cm)
Maria Herman Lania Print Collection; Gift of Frederick and Lucy S. Herman
Color screenprint
13 5/8 x 8 5/8 ins. (34.6 x 21.9 cm)
Maria Herman Lania Print Collection; Gift of Frederick and Lucy S. Herman
GACHUPIN, LAURA
11/1981
Ceramic, clay, and paint
A) approx. 7 ins. in diameter; B) 4 1/2 ins. x 2 1/2 ins.
Gift of The Matthews Collection
Ceramic, clay, and paint
A) approx. 7 ins. in diameter; B) 4 1/2 ins. x 2 1/2 ins.
Gift of The Matthews Collection
SALLAERT, ANTOINE
White gouache and dark brown wash on light brown, prepared paper
Sheet: 8 1/4 x 6 ins. (21.0 x 15.2 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
Sheet: 8 1/4 x 6 ins. (21.0 x 15.2 cm)
Gift of the Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Foundation
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
APPEL, KAREL
1978
Wood and paint
18 7/8 h. 31 1/2 l. x 6 1/4 ins. d. (48.1 x 80.0 x 15.8 cm)Base: 1 1/2 h. x 19 1@ l. x 5 1/2 ins. d. (3.8 x 49.5 x 14.0 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Archie A. Van Elslander
Wood and paint
18 7/8 h. 31 1/2 l. x 6 1/4 ins. d. (48.1 x 80.0 x 15.8 cm)Base: 1 1/2 h. x 19 1@ l. x 5 1/2 ins. d. (3.8 x 49.5 x 14.0 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Archie A. Van Elslander
CADMUS, PAUL
1953
Serigraph
15 13/16 × 18 1/4 in. (40.1 × 46.3 cm)
Gift of Jon Gilbert Fox and Darrell Hotchkiss
Serigraph
15 13/16 × 18 1/4 in. (40.1 × 46.3 cm)
Gift of Jon Gilbert Fox and Darrell Hotchkiss
MOUTOUSSAMY-ASHE, JEANNE
1993
Silver print with hand coloring
Sheet: 14 x 11 ins. (35.4 x 27.9 cm); Image: 10 5/8 x 10 ½ ins. (26.9 x 26.6 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Silver print with hand coloring
Sheet: 14 x 11 ins. (35.4 x 27.9 cm); Image: 10 5/8 x 10 ½ ins. (26.9 x 26.6 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
![Veduta del Ponte e Castello Sant’Angelo (View of the Bridge and Castel Sant’ Angelo [the Mausoleum of Hadrian])](https://muscarelle.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2012-147-jpg634988584866919410.jpg)
PIRANESI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA
1754
Etching, state III/III
Sheet: 26 1/8 x 21 ¼ ins.(66.3 x 54.0 cm); Image: 22 7/8 x 14 ¾ ins. (58.2 x 37.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Etching, state III/III
Sheet: 26 1/8 x 21 ¼ ins.(66.3 x 54.0 cm); Image: 22 7/8 x 14 ¾ ins. (58.2 x 37.5 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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