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Jan Davidsz. De Heem, Dutch, 1606 - 1684, Still Life with Grapes (detail), about 1660, oil on canvas.

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European Art

From Altarpiece to Portrait

January 26, 2019 – December 8, 2024
Assembling a European Collection

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    View of From Altarpiece to Portrait: Assembling a European Collection installed in Harrington Gallery. Photo by Rob Strong.

  • Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) and Workshop, Virgin and Child with Saints, about 1500, oil and tempera on panel. Purchased through the Florence and Lansing Porter Moore 1937 Fund;P.999.2.

    Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) and Workshop, Virgin and Child with Saints, about 1500, oil and tempera on panel. Purchased through the Florence and Lansing Porter Moore 1937 Fund; P.999.2.

  • Nicolas Rene Jollain, Belisarius Begging for Alms, 1767, oil on canvas. Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund and the Florence and Lansing Porter Moore 1937 Fund; 2008.34.

    Nicolas Rene Jollain, Belisarius Begging for Alms, 1767, oil on canvas. Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund and the Florence and Lansing Porter Moore 1937 Fund; 2008.34.

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This installation features highlights of the museum's European holdings in a range of media and genres. Often created to valorize, moralize, or inspire, the works originally appeared in a range of venues, from public institutions to private homes to religious buildings.

Exhibition Curator

Amelia Kahl

Related Publications

A Closer Look: A Still-Life with Grapes by Jan Davidsz. de Heem

Exhibition subject: Europe