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Venetian Drawings from American Collections
Closed November 24, 1974
The image shows a busy waterway filled with various boats, some with figures on board. The boats are adorned with flags. In the background, there is a cityscape with a church tower and buildings. The brushstrokes are detailed, and the color palette consists mainly of brown and blue tones. The scene depicts a historic setting, with distant structures and a slightly overcast sky.
M.C. Escher Prints
Closed December 30, 1974
Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts
Closed September 2, 1974
A Salute to Mozart
Closed May 29, 1974
The image displays numerous people seated indoors in an elaborate setting. The individuals are positioned in a circular manner around the room, with some engaged in conversation. They have carefully rendered facial features and wear 18th-century fashion, including ornate hairstyles and lavish clothing. The room is grand, with tall windows, columns, and classical decorations. A group at the far end of the room may be musicians or performers, but specific details are unclear. The background features a high, decorated ceiling, enhancing the luxurious atmosphere of the event.
African Art in Motion
Closed September 22, 1974
Art in the Age of Francesco Petrarca
Closed April 13, 1974
At least eleven people gather around a man hanging from a wooden cross, all against a gold background in this nearly square painting. The people have pale skin tinged heavily with gray, and pink on the cheeks. At the center of the composition, the man, Jesus, hangs from nails driven into the cross through his palms and feet. His thin body is covered only by a sheer loincloth across his hips. His knees angle to our left, and his head tips in that direction. He has a beard and auburn-brown, shoulder-length hair. His eyes are closed under furrowed brows. A gold halo surrounds his head and has red lines radiating to the red outline of the disk. The letters “INRI” appear on a panel on top of the cross. Three small, winged angels, like miniature people, catch vibrant red blood spurting or trickling from Jesus’s two palms and a gash over his right ribs in gold bowls. A fourth angel clasps hands in prayer. The angels have brown or blond hair, gold halos, and cobalt-blue robes and wings. A woman with long, curly, copper-colored hair kneels at the base of the cross, holding Jesus’s bleeding feet. To our left, a woman wearing lapis-blue swoons into the arms of two women who wear hoods and robes in marigold orange or nickel gray. All four women have gold halos, as do two of the four men standing together to our right. One of those men has short, copper-blond hair and wears a blue robe. His cloak is rose pink on one side and green on the other. He holds his small hands together in prayer and looks up at Jesus in profile. The other three men wear helmets and armored breastplates. One of them, at the front of that trio, has a halo and he points up at Jesus. The hand and torso of another person is visible along the right edge of this group, but the upper body has been lost. The cross sits on a low, rocky rise over a small cavern holding a skull. The ground around the cross and groups is carnation pink. A crenelated, turquoise-colored wall, about elbow height, runs across the back of the scene. The glimmering gold background is worn in some areas, revealing the red ground beneath the gold leaf.
Nineteenth-Century Sculpture
Closed May 27, 1974
The sculpture depicts a human figure with a large head and exaggerated facial features, carved in a rough, textured style. The figure appears to be emerging from a rock-like formation, with the face being the most detailed part of the sculpture. The material of the sculpture is dark, likely bronze, with a metallic sheen and dark brown color. The surface is uneven and rugged, enhancing its substantial presence.
American Textiles
Closed July 23, 1974
The image shows an embroidered textile with two large stylized trees or plants, each with rounded fruits or flowers, on a plain light-colored fabric background. The color palette comprises primarily shades of yellow, blue, green, and pink with some accents of red. The plants are positioned symmetrically, one on the left and one on the right, with a wavy, multicolored ground line in green, blue, and yellow at the bottom. The number "1714" is stitched in green thread in the upper central part of the fabric.
François Boucher in North American Collections
Closed March 17, 1974
American Art at Mid-Century 1
Closed January 6, 1974
Sixteenth-Century Italian Drawings from the Collection of Janos Scholz
Closed November 25, 1973

113 drawings from 12 Italian geographical areas included works by Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Pontormo, Titian, Paolo Veronese, and Jacopo Tintoretto. The works were selected by Konrad Oberhuber in collaboration with the owner, the celebrated cellist and art patron.

Venetian Views
Closed December 26, 1973

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