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Curator’s Opening Lecture – Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
5:00 PM
Lecture
The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright: A Talk by Paul Hendrickson
Thursday, March 20, 2025
5:00 PM
Lecture
Homeschool Workshop: Michelangelo – A Fresco Painting Experience
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
10:00 AM
Workshop
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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
PERCY, SYDNEY RICHARD
1860
Oil on canvas
44 x 72 1/2 ins. (112.8 x 185.9 cm)
Purchase, Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns Art Acquisition Fund
Oil on canvas
44 x 72 1/2 ins. (112.8 x 185.9 cm)
Purchase, Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns Art Acquisition Fund
ROWLANDSON, THOMAS
1776
Pen and ink, and watercolor
8 1/2 x 11 5/16 ins. (21.7 x 28.8 cm)
Purchase; Richard Edward Powell, Jr. '85 Memorial Fund
Pen and ink, and watercolor
8 1/2 x 11 5/16 ins. (21.7 x 28.8 cm)
Purchase; Richard Edward Powell, Jr. '85 Memorial Fund
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
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
MARINI, MARINO
1953
India ink and body color on paper
Sheet: 24 3/8 x 17 ins. (61.9 x 43.2 cm); Image: 22 1/2 x 14 1/2 ins. (57.1 x 36.8 cm)
Bequest of Doris Piper Lamberson
India ink and body color on paper
Sheet: 24 3/8 x 17 ins. (61.9 x 43.2 cm); Image: 22 1/2 x 14 1/2 ins. (57.1 x 36.8 cm)
Bequest of Doris Piper Lamberson
PAINTER, NELL IRVIN
2012
Conté crayon and graphite on paper
Framed: 32 x 26 5/8 ins. (81.4 x 67.5 cm)
Conté crayon and graphite on paper
Framed: 32 x 26 5/8 ins. (81.4 x 67.5 cm)
JONQUIERES, EDUARDO
1960
Paint on canvas
Canvas: 19 7/16 x 19 7/16 ins. (49.2 x 49.4 cm) ; Frame: 20 x 20 1/16 (50.9 x 51 cm)
Paint on canvas
Canvas: 19 7/16 x 19 7/16 ins. (49.2 x 49.4 cm) ; Frame: 20 x 20 1/16 (50.9 x 51 cm)
BRASSESCO, TANIA ||NORBERTO, LAZLO PASSI
2010
Durst Lambda print on Kodak Endura E mat paper
Sheet: 27 ½ x 53 ins. (70.0 x 134.6 cm); Image: 26 x 51 3/8 ins. (66.0 x 130.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Durst Lambda print on Kodak Endura E mat paper
Sheet: 27 ½ x 53 ins. (70.0 x 134.6 cm); Image: 26 x 51 3/8 ins. (66.0 x 130.5 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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