Work of the Week: Thomas Moran, Opus 24: Rome, from the Campagna, Sunset, 1867
Thomas Moran (1837-1926) cared deeply about artistic legacy. His own self-identification with specific works of art was important to him. Late in life, ...
Work of the Week: Raphaelle Peale, Cutlet and Vegetables, 1816
Raphaelle Peale, Cutlet and Vegetables, 1816
Work of the Week: Albert Bierstadt, Cho-Looke, The Yosemite Fall, 1864
Certain art objects are familiar because we recognize their subject matter and we understand the historical circumstances that surrounded their creation...
Work of the Week: Martin Johnson Heade, The Magnolia Blossom, 1888
Work of the Week #14
Work of the Week: Fitz Henry Lane, Castine Harbor and Town, 1851
Work of the Week #10
Work of the Week: John Frederick Peto’s In the Library, c. 1900
Work of the Week # 6
