Wadsworth Atheneum, part 16
Egyptian Ptolemaic Period, Cat, ca. 3rd-1st c. BC. Wadsworth Atheneum.

Wadsworth Atheneum, part 16

This week: more art at the Wadsworth. For previous posts on the Wadsworth, click here. Egyptian, Cat, ca. 3rd-1st c. BC Egyptian Ptolemaic Period, Cat, ca. 3rd-1st c. BC. Wadsworth Atheneum.…

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Wadsworth Atheneum, part 15
Henri Paul Motte, The Trojan Horse, 1874. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Wadsworth Atheneum, part 15

This week: more European art at the Wadsworth. For previous posts on the Wadsworth, click here. Rubens, Return of the Holy Family from Egypt, ca. 1630 Peter Paul Rubens, Return of…

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Wadsworth Atheneum, part 14
William Heysham Overend, An August Morning with Farragut; The Battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864; 1883. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Wadsworth Atheneum, part 14

This week: more European art at the Wadsworth. For previous posts on the Wadsworth, click here. 1669: Jacob Ochtervelt, The Dancing Dog Jacob Ochtervelt, The Dancing Dog, 1669. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.…

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Wadsworth Atheneum, part 13

This week we move on to European art at the Wadsworth. For previous posts on the Wadsworth, click here. Morgan Wing, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L.…

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Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 2
Drawing Room, Breakfast Room, Hotel Addition, 1925. Grand Ballroom, Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 2

The introduction to this series is in last week's post. Click here for all posts. South Hall Off the South Hall open the Billiard Room (left) and the Grand Ballroom…

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Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 1
Grand Hall. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 1

Henry Morrison Flagler (1830-1913) became enormously wealthy as one of the founders of Standard Oil, which he joined in 1867. He was credited by John D. Rockefeller with developing the…

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Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 12
John Singleton Copley, Portrait of a Lady (Mrs. Seymour Fort?), ca. 1778. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 12

This week's post includes a number of seventeenth- and eighteeenth-century American artworks at the Wadsworth. The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all…

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Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 11
William Rice, Tavern sign, ca. 1800-1825. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 11

This week's post is mostly on the legacy of the Colt family to the Wadsworth. The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all…

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Ringling Museum, Sarasota, part 2
Enomoto Chikatoshi, Skier, ca. 1936-1940. Ringling Museum, Sarasota. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Ringling Museum, Sarasota, part 2

For more on the Ringling, see last week's post. Gardens Between the wings of the Ringling Museum is a formal garden with a couple dozen bronzes, mostly famous works from…

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Ringling Museum, Sarasota, part 1
Detail of a Lettuccio with symbols of the Strozzi and Medici families, Florence, 1508? Ringling Museum, Sarasota. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Ringling Museum, Sarasota, part 1

The grounds of the Ringling estate in Sarasota include a fabulous art museum (mostly European art of the 15th-19th centuries), the Ca' d'Zan (home of John and Mable Ringling), and…

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