Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 18
Johann Joachim Kaendler (creator of model for the Meissen Porcelain Factory), Busts of two monks, 1743. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 18

This week: Baroque and Rococo art at the Wadsworth. For previous posts on the Wadsworth, click here. Hals, Portrait of Joseph Coymans, 1644 Frans Hals, Portrait of Joseph Coymans, 1644. Wadsworth…

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Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 17
William Claesz. Heda, Still Life with Goblet, 1631. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 17

This week: more seventeenth-century (Baroque) art at the Wadsworth. For previous posts on the Wadsworth, click here. Le Sueur, Young Man with a Sword, ca. 1645 Eustache Le Sueur, Young Man…

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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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