Category Archives: Closer Look

Gustave Doré: Christ Leaving the Praetorium

Gustave Doré (who published his first drawings at age 15) went on to become the most sought-after illustrator of the mid-19^th century.

Girolamo Della Robbia: Terracotta Busts

The Della Robbia family is famous—for their secret artistic recipe. Watch to learn more about a pair of sculpture and this family of artists represented in M&G’s collection.

Mattia Preti: Christ Seats the Child in the Midst of the Disciples

Christ often chose to subtly correct His disciples through simple, but poignant illustrations. Mattia Preti beautifully captures one such moment.

Peter Paul Rubens: Christ on the Cross

Art historian Michael Jaffe notes that Rubens’s crucified Christ marks a watershed in Christian iconography. Watch the video to learn more.

Cassone: Renaissance Marriage Chest

The European furniture in the Museum & Gallery collection has been called the finest in America by Joseph Aronson, author of The Encyclopedia of Furniture. This beautiful Italian cassone is a good example.

Francesco de Rosa: The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence

Francesco de Rosa presents the subject at the viewer’s eye-level and uses ordinary-looking figures for a dramatic scene about the legend of St. Lawrence. This artist reflects the influence of leading Baroque painters like Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and Jusepe de Ribera.