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at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts
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Encore Presentation: Curator’s Opening Lecture — Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
5:00 PM
Lecture
Meet and Greet with Photographer Daniel Hernández Salazar
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
5:00 PM
Special Event
On View
Upcoming
Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia
November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
Learn MoreCollection Highlights
The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.
Explore the Collection:PaintingsDrawings and WatercolorsPrintsPhotographySculpture and ObjectsRecent Acquisitions
LUCIONI, LUIGI
1975
Oil on canvas
22 1/4 x 26 1/4 ins. (56 x 66.4 cm)
Acquired with funds provided by James H. Starkey III & Judith Forehand Starkey
Oil on canvas
22 1/4 x 26 1/4 ins. (56 x 66.4 cm)
Acquired with funds provided by James H. Starkey III & Judith Forehand Starkey
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1994
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
18 1/2 x 28 5/8 ins. (47 x 72.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds provided by the Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation Endowment
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
18 1/2 x 28 5/8 ins. (47 x 72.5 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds provided by the Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation Endowment
MATSON, GRETA
Pencil, crayon, and ink on paper
14 x 11 7/8 ins. (35.6 x 30.3 cm)
Gift of Frederick and Lucy S. Herman
14 x 11 7/8 ins. (35.6 x 30.3 cm)
Gift of Frederick and Lucy S. Herman
![Portrait of William Small [1734 – 1775]](https://muscarelle.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2013-099-jpg635756827170467560.jpg)
KETTLE, TILLY
1766
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 30 1/4 x 25 ins. (76.8 x 63.5 cm); Framed: 35 1/2 x 30 1/4 ins. (90.0 x 76.8 cm)
President’s Fund for Excellence
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 30 1/4 x 25 ins. (76.8 x 63.5 cm); Framed: 35 1/2 x 30 1/4 ins. (90.0 x 76.8 cm)
President’s Fund for Excellence
ANNAN, JAMES CRAIG
1907
Photogravure from Camera Work, Number XIX, printed on tissue
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 11 ins. (19.9 x 27.9 cm); Image: 6 x 7 3/4 ins. (15.2 x 19.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Photogravure from Camera Work, Number XIX, printed on tissue
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 11 ins. (19.9 x 27.9 cm); Image: 6 x 7 3/4 ins. (15.2 x 19.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1986
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
28 1/2 x 18 1/2 ins. (72.4 x 47 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds provided by the Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation Endowment
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
28 1/2 x 18 1/2 ins. (72.4 x 47 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds provided by the Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation Endowment
COURBET, GUSTAVE
c. 1850
Lithograph on chine appliqué
Sheet: 9 ¾ (24.9)x 6 13/16 (17.4) ; Image: 9 ½ (24.2) x 6 ¾ (17.1)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Lithograph on chine appliqué
Sheet: 9 ¾ (24.9)x 6 13/16 (17.4) ; Image: 9 ½ (24.2) x 6 ¾ (17.1)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
BUSWELL, RICHARD S.
2004
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 10 x 8 ins. (25.4 x 20.3 cm); Image: 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 ins. (24.4 x 17.0 cm)
Gift of the artist
Silver gelatin print
Sheet: 10 x 8 ins. (25.4 x 20.3 cm); Image: 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 ins. (24.4 x 17.0 cm)
Gift of the artist
UTAGAWA TOKOKUNI, Untitled Kabuki scene, c. 1815, Woodblock print, Sheet: 15 3/8 x 31 ins. (39.0 x 78.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sullivan
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