The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh is currently hosting a captivating exhibit, “Venice and the Ottoman Empire,” which runs through January 5, 2025. Organized by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (The Venetian Civic Museums) and Museum Box, this groundbreaking exhibition delves into the intricate cultural and historical ties between two of the… Read More Venice and The Ottoman Empire: Exhibit at NCMA
We’re kicking off the first Renaissance Wednesday of 2024 with a visit to my local museum, The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh NC. The NCMA holds the claim to be the first state funded art museum in the United States The NCMA has a premier Italian Renaissance collection featuring master works from Giotto… Read More Renaissance Wednesday: Italian Treasures at the North Carolina Museum of Art
On this edition of Art Expeditions we’re traveling to Asheville North Carolina to explore the artistic wonders of the magnificent Biltmore Estate. Cloistered by the beauty of The Blue Ridge Mountains, Biltmore is unlike any other place in America, a juxtaposition of gilded era elegance and resplendent God given beauty of the natural surroundings. George Washington… Read More The Art of Biltmore Estate
Art Expeditions is kicking off January 2024 with a virtual visit to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts… Located in the heart of Richmond, Virginia’s Museum District, The VMFA is one of the premier art museums in the United States. With over 40,000 artworks spanning over 6000 years of art history, a visit to VMFA is… Read More Museum Explorer: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
“If a year was tucked inside of a clock, then autumn would be the magic hour.” Victoria Erickson… Autumn is nature’s artistic palette is most striking – as the leaves turn from vivid bright greens to intense shades of burnt orange and the fields resemble golden amber…while it might still be 90 degrees in my… Read More Must-See Art Exhibits This Fall
In our last Art Expedition we experienced the paintings of Louis Comfort Tiffany hosted as a special exhibit at Roanoke’s Taubman Museum of Art. Today we’re back at The Taubman to learn more about this museum’s amazing permanent collection – one of the finest of American art masters in the Southeast. Location: Nestled in the… Read More Museum Explorer: Highlights from Taubman Museum of Art – Roanoke
One of our favorite art haunts on Art Expeditions is Roanoke Virginia’s Taubman Museum of Art. Located in the shadow of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in the center of charming historic Roanoke you’ll uncover one of the best regional collections of American Art in the Southeastern US. In addition to The Taubman’s amazing permanent… Read More Museum Explorer: Louis Comfort Tiffany at The Taubman Museum
Today on Renaissance Wednesday we are going to focus on Master of Venice, Carlo Crivelli. Born circa 1430 in the Veneto region to a family of painters, where he was exposed to the art work of early Venetian Renaissance masters like Vivarini, Squarcione and Mantegna (Paduan and brother in law of Bellini brothers). It is… Read More Renaissance Wednesday: Focus on Carlo Crivelli
The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, MD has one of the best collections of Renaissance Art in the US! Today we’re going to dive into one of my favorite Renaissance paintings in the collection… Giovanni Bellini – Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Mark and Three Venetian Procurators, 1510 Giovanni Bellini is a favorite… Read More Renaissance Wednesday at Walters Art Museum: Giovanni Bellini
Over the next few weeks we’ll be diving deep into Renaissance art work at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. Located in the heart of Baltimore’s historic Mount Vernon district, The Walters Art Museum houses one of the best collections of Renaissance art in The United States and beyond. In the midst of The American… Read More Renaissance Wednesday: Veronese at Walters Art Museum – Baltimore
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