Read more about the article Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 1
Thomas Cole. View of Monte Video, Seat of Daniel Wadsworth, 1828.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 1

A few weeks ago a friend told me, “Hartford's a weird town with a truly great museum.” A search on TripAdvisor turned up the Wadsworth Atheneum: the oldest continually operating…

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Read more about the article Visiting the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, part 5
John Singer Sargent, Portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1888. Gardner Museum, Boston. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Visiting the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, part 5

I’ve posted earlier on my five favorites from the Gardner Museum (see here), but those were chosen from artworks I found on the Net. In August 2020, I visited the Gardner…

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Read more about the article Visiting the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, part 4
School of Veronese, Marriage of Hebe, ca. 1580-1589. Gardner Museum, Boston. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Visiting the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, part 4

I’ve posted earlier on my five favorites from the Gardner Museum (see here), but those were chosen from artworks I found on the Net. In August 2020, I visited the Gardner…

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Read more about the article Visiting the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, part 3
Carlo Crivelli, St. George and the Dragon, 1470. Gardner Museum, Boston. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Visiting the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, part 3

I’ve posted earlier on my five favorites from the Gardner Museum (see here), but those were chosen from artworks I found on the Net. In August 2020, I visited the Gardner…

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Read more about the article Brookgreen Gardens, June 2020: part 9
Anna Hyatt Huntington, Lion (second of a pair), 1930. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Brookgreen Gardens, June 2020: part 9

I’ve posted on Brookgreen Gardens before (see here), cropping the photos to show just the sculptures. But one of the marvelous features of Brookgreen is that many of the sculptures have a small…

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Read more about the article Brookgreen Gardens, June 2020: part 8
Benjamin Franklin Hawkins, Triton on Dolphin, ca. 1933. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Brookgreen Gardens, June 2020: part 8

I’ve posted on Brookgreen Gardens before (see here), cropping the photos to show just the sculptures. But one of the marvelous features of Brookgreen is that many of the sculptures have a small…

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Read more about the article Brookgreen Gardens, June 2020: part 7
Avard Tennyson Fairbanks, Rain, 1933. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Brookgreen Gardens, June 2020: part 7

I’ve posted on Brookgreen Gardens before (see here), cropping the photos to show just the sculptures. But one of the marvelous features of Brookgreen is that many of the sculptures have a small…

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Brookgreen Gardens, June 2020: part 6

I’ve posted on Brookgreen Gardens before (see here), cropping the photos to show just the sculptures. But one of the marvelous features of Brookgreen is that many of the sculptures have a small…

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