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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Protected: Sunday Recommendations 5/16/2021

This week's recommendations are all from Michelangelo's Medici Chapel (a.k.a. the Sagrestia Nuova), in the Basilica di San Lorenzo, Florence. He worked on this project from 1519 to 1534. 1.…

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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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Sunday Recommendations for Supporters 4/25/2021
R.M. Ponzanelli, Monument to the Diver. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Sunday Recommendations for Supporters 4/25/2021

The video of this week's recommendations is here. This week's recommendations include four sculptures along the main tourist street of San Miguel de Cozumel, which runs along the west coast…

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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 4
Dining room, Railcar No. 91. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 4

Click here for all posts on the Flagler Museum. This week we’re looking at Henry Flagler's private railcar, built in 1886 by Jackson and Sharp of Wilmington, Delaware. In 1912, Flagler celebrated…

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Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 3
Heliotrope Room, one of the guest bedrooms at the Flagler Museum. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 3

Click here for all posts on the Flagler Museum. This week we're looking at the upstairs of the mansion. Master Bedroom Master Suite, Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright ©…

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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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