Passport to Asia: Works from the Collection, nearly 100 works from China, Japan, Thailand, Tibet from Reading Public Museum’s Collection #readingpublicmuseum #rpmvault #asianart #chineseart #japaneseart #thaiart #guanyin #greentaraShare Your Thoughts
Johannes Helder, Dutch, 1842-1913, Man with a Pistol, 1899, oil on canvas, 33 1/4 x 28 1/2 in., Reading Public Museum, Museum Purchase #johanneshelder #trompeloeil #dutchpainting #dutchartist #readingpublicmuseum #rpmvaultShare Your Thoughts
The Museum is happy to announce the re-installation of the World Cultures Gallery with a focus exhibition titled “Passport to Asia: Works from the Collection”. The newly installed gallery features nearly 100 works including paintings, sculptures, ritual objects, ceramics, manuscripts, carvings, metalwork, and decorative arts that entered The Museum’s collection as early as the 19-teens through as recently as the 2000s.
Stop in to see the gallery for yourself!
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Celebrating his 441st birthday in 2018 is Flemish Baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens. This painting is attributed to the studio of Rubens. It depicts a scene from Ovid's Metamorphosis (Book X, 1-59) in which Orpheus descends into the Underworld to recover his wife, Eurydice, who died after being bitten by a serpent. Pluto and Proserpina, the god and goddess of the Underworld, are so moved by the music of his lyre that they grant his request. The only condition they impose is that he contains his desire and not look at his beloved until they have both fully departed the Underworld.
Studio of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577 - 1640), Orpheus and Eurydice, 17th century, oil on panel, 23 3/4 x 30 1/2 inches, Museum Purchase, 1920.200.1.
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Tortoise shell snuff box with incised scene of Cupid shooting a heart with his arrow and a banner reading “amour unit deux court” (love unites two hearts), purportedly once belonging to President Andrew Jackson, perhaps a gift from his wife. #rpmvault #behindthescenes #curatorialwork #collectionsmanagerlife #snuffboxShare Your Thoughts
In the racks! #readingpublicmuseum #rpmvault #paintingstorage #behindthescenes #curatorlife #museumworkShare Your Thoughts
Boeotian Red-Figure Kantharos, Greek, late 4th century, terra-cotta, Reading Public Museum, Gift, Boston Museum of Find Arts #greekart #ancientgreece #greekcup #redfigurepottery #rpmvault #readingpublicmuseumShare Your Thoughts
Born on this day - John Clarke Isaac Uren. Known for painting seascapes, more specifically Cornish seascapes. Read more about this artist from our collection in our latest blog post (link in bio)
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John Clarke Isaac Uren (English, 1845-1932), Marine, n.d., watercolor on paper, Bequest, Mrs. Amelia S. Abercrombie.
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Figure of Jizo Bosatsu on Lotus, Japanese, Muromachi Period, 15th century, painted scroll, Reading Public Museum #japaneseartist #japaneseart #japanesepainting #jizobosatsu #readinpublicmuseum #rpmvault #asianart #muromachiperiodShare Your Thoughts
Mariano Fortuny y Marsal, Spanish, 18. -18. , Mandolin Player, watercolor on paper, Reading Public Museum #marianofortuny #marianofortunyymarsal #fortuny #spanishart #spanishpainter #spanishpainting #nineteenthcenturyart #rpmvault #rdgmuseum #readingpublicmuseumShare Your Thoughts
Simon de Vos, Flemish, 1603-1676, Concert, oil on panel, Reading Public Museum #simondevos #flemishpainter #flemishart #baroque #oldmasters #oldmaster #baroquepainting #flemishpainting #readingpublicmuseum #rpmvaultShare Your Thoughts
Charles Joffe, American b 1920, Portrait of Theodoros Stamos, 1942,oil on canvas, Reading Public Museum #charlesjoffe #theodorosstamos #americanart #americanportrait #americanmodernism #readingpublicmuseum #rpmvaultShare Your Thoughts
Carl Phillip Weber, American, b in Germany, 1849-1921, Landscape, 1878, oil on canvas, Reading Public Museum #carlphillipweber #hudsonriverschool #carlweber #americanlandscape #americanart #americanpainting #readingpublicmuseum #rpmvaultShare Your Thoughts
Thomas Sully, American, b in England, 1784-1873, Mischief, 1866, oil on canvas, Reading Public Museum, Gift, Mrs Susan Keim Montgomery #thomassully #americanart #americanpainting #nineteenthcentury #americanportrait #readingpublicmuseum #rpmvaultShare Your Thoughts
European Galleries, Reading Public Museum #mastersaint-sang #riemenschneider #oldmasters #oldmaster #joosvancleve #flemishpainting #tilmanriemenschneiderstudio #readingpublicmuseum #rpmvaultShare Your Thoughts
Peter Moran, American, 1841-1914, Sheep and Goat, 1871, oil on board, Reading Public Museum #petermoran #americanpainting #americanlanscape #americanart #readingpublicmuseum #rpmvaultShare Your Thoughts
Italian old masters, Reading Public Museum #oldmaster #oldmasters #italianrenaissanceart #italianart #readingpublicmuseum #rpmvaultShare Your Thoughts
Edward Willis Redfield, American, 1869-1965, Winter in the Valley, (detail), c 1905-10, oil on canvas, Reading Public Museum Some remarkable details of Redfield’s lush and dense paint surface.
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Richard Blossom Farley, American, 1875-1951, Blue and Gold, 1912, oil on canvas, Reading Public Museum, Gift, George D Horst #richardblossomfarley #richardfarley #americanart #americanpainting #americanportrait #gildedage #americanimpressionism #readingpublicmuseum #rpmvaultShare Your Thoughts
Frank Weston Benson, American, 1862-1951, On Grand River, 1930, oil on canvas, Reading Public Museum #frankwestonbenson #frankbenson #bostonimpressionism #americanart #americanimpressionism #americanpainter #americanpainting #americanlandscape #readingpublicmuseum #rpmvaultShare Your Thoughts
