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Questions of Provenance—The Marriage Trap by Jan Victors, Part 3
Jan Victors (Dutch, 1619–after 1676), The Marriage Trap, ca. 1640–60. Oil on canvas. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Richard and Erna Flagg M1974.233. Photo credit: John Nienhuis, Dedra Walls. In the...
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Questions of Provenance—The Marriage Trap by Jan Victors, Part 4
Jan Victors (Dutch, 1619–after 1676), The Marriage Trap, ca. 1640–60. Oil on canvas. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Richard and Erna Flagg M1974.233. Photo credit: John Nienhuis, Dedra Walls. With The...
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Questions of Provenance—Doubting Thomas by Adriaen van der Werff, Part 1
Adriaen van der Werff (Dutch, 1659–1722). Doubting Thomas (The Incredulity of St. Thomas), 1710. Oil on wood panel. 24 15/16 × 18 15/16 in. (63.34 × 48.1 cm). Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs....
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From the Collection–Mother of the World by Franz Ittenbach
Franz Ittenbach (German, 1813–1879), Mother of the World, 1872. Oil on panel. Milwaukee Art Museum, Purchase, René von Schleinitz Memorial Fund and with funds in memory of Betty Croasdaile and John E....
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Questions of Provenance—Doubting Thomas by Adriaen van der Werff, Part 2
Adriaen van der Werff (Dutch, 1659–1722). Self-portrait with the Portrait of his Wife, Margaretha van Rees, and their Daughter Maria, 1699. Oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, SK-A-465. In the first...
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From the Collection—Albrecht Dürer, Part 1
The inaugural exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until March 20) explores the Renaissance in Germany. Comprised completely of prints from the collection of the Milwaukee...
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From the Collection—Albrecht Dürer, Part 2
The inaugural exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until March 20) explores the Renaissance in Germany. Comprised completely of prints from the collection of the Milwaukee...
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From the Collection—Albrecht Dürer, Part 3
The inaugural exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until March 20) explores the Renaissance in Germany. Comprised completely of prints from the collection of the Milwaukee...
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Herzfeld Photography, Print, and Drawing Study Center
Herzfeld Photography, Print, and Drawing Study Center. Photo credit: John Glembin. Did you know that nearly half of the Milwaukee Art Museum’s collection consists of works on paper? We have more than...
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From the Collection: Anders Zorn and Etching
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until July 31) is Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Painter-Etcher. Featuring all 18 prints in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s collection...
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From the Collection: Anders Zorn’s Portrait Prints
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until July 31) is Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Painter-Etcher. Featuring all 18 prints in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s collection...
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From the Collection: Anders Zorn Captures Modern Life
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until July 31) is Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Painter-Etcher. Featuring all 18 prints in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s collection by...
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From the Collection: Anders Zorn Returns to Sweden
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until July 31) is Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Painter-Etcher. Featuring all 18 prints in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s collection by...
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From the Collection: The Nudes of Anders Zorn
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until July 31) is Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Painter-Etcher. Featuring all 18 prints in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s collection by...
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Questions of Provenance: William and Gertrude Schuchardt
Installation of Corot, Daubigny, Miller: Visions of France. Photo credit: the author. In the past, in posts related to provenance (or the history of an artwork, such as who has owned it and where it’s...
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From the Collection: Bacchanals by Jean-Honoré Fragonard
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until April 2) is Gods and Heroes: Classical Mythology in European Prints. The show features 21 prints that cover the...
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From the Collection–“Meissen in Winter” by Ernst Ferdinand Oehme
Ernst Ferdinand Oehme (German, 1797–1855), Meissen in Winter, 1854. Detail. Oil on canvas; 27 x 23 in. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of the René von Schleinitz Foundation M1962.105. Photo credit P....
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MAM Behind-the-Scenes: Where Did They Go?
Academic Gallery with Homer and His Guide by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Photo credit: John R. Glembin. There are some things in the Museum that are always changing—exhibition galleries, works on...
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From the Collection–The Mocking of Ceres
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until April 2) is Gods and Heroes: Classical Mythology in European Prints. The show features 21 prints that cover the...
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From the Collection: Fighting Fauns by Franz von Stuck
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until April 2) is Gods and Heroes: Classical Mythology in European Prints. The show features 21 prints that cover the...
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