Tag: Art History

Renaissance Wednesday: Italian Treasures at the North Carolina Museum of Art

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

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Museum Explorer: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

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

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Must-See Art Exhibits This Fall

“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

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Museum Explorer: Highlights from Taubman Museum of Art – Roanoke

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

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Museum Explorer: Louis Comfort Tiffany at The Taubman Museum

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

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Renaissance Wednesday: Focus on Carlo Crivelli

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

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Renaissance Wednesday at Walters Art Museum: Giovanni Bellini

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

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Renaissance Wednesday: Fra Angelico

Today on Renaissance Wednesday we’re going to meet one of my favorite artists, Fra Angelico. Born circa 1395 in the Tuscan region of Mugello in the town of Rupecanina as Guido di Pietro, Fra Angelico became one of the most important artists of the Early Renaissance. Little is known about Fra Angelico’s childhood. Between the… Read More Renaissance Wednesday: Fra Angelico

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Medieval Monday: Speyer Cathedral

Last time on Medieval Monday we learned about the Romanesque period of Medieval architecture and influence in Europe. Over the next few weeks we are going to visit several Romanesque buildings to dive deeper into Romanesque and the unique styles of architecture in this period. To recap: Romanesque is NOT a style of architecture, although… Read More Medieval Monday: Speyer Cathedral

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Masters of Venice: Veronese

Today on The Masters of Venice we are going to meet one of my favorite Venetian artists – Paolo Caliari, better known as Veronese. Contemporary to Tintoretto, Veronese straddled the High Renaissance style of Venice focused on bright colors and perfect symmetry as well as the emerging pre-Baroque/late-Renaissance style of Mannerism. Let’s pause here for… Read More Masters of Venice: Veronese

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