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Tag Archives: 18th Century Art
From the Collection–Duyckinck’s Jacomina Winkler (and her crabby dog!)
Summer traditionally ends with dog days. You know those hot, listless, airless spans in August that have people dreaming of thunderstorms and cold fronts. But why not begin summer with a thought about dogs? This is not hard for me, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Curatorial
Tagged 18th Century Art, American Art, Dogs, english art, From the Collection, Gerardus Duyckinck I, John Singleton Copley
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From the Collection–Neapolitan crèche (Nativity scene)
[Again for the 2011 holiday season, the Milwaukee Art Museum is thrilled to display the beloved Neopolitan crèche. Visit the Museum soon to enjoy this tradition with your family--the Nativity Scene will be on view through January 2012. Re-posted below … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century Art, Christmas, European art, Holidays, Italian art, Nativity scene
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From the Collection–Girolamo Mengozzi’s “Architectural Fantasy with Figures”
I have always loved architecture. As a child, nothing excited me more than a big old Victorian farmhouse. Greek Revival, Carpenter Gothic, Second Empire, Queen Anne—I was probably one of the only Wisconsin middle-schoolers who knew the nuances of American … Continue reading
From the Chipstone Collection–Staffordshire Teapots
Chances are that you own a teapot. What does your teapot look like? It’s probably globular in form and might have some decoration applied to it. The Museum has on view a variety of teapots, including two that I find … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century Art, Ceramics, Chipstone Foundation, english art, From the Collection
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Refreshed Look for the American Paintings Galleries
The newly reinstalled galleries in the Museum’s lower level offer a survey of the American paintings collections from the Colonial era to the turn of the 20th century. The nearly fifty objects on view showcase not only a history of … Continue reading
