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#12 Rene-Theodore Berthon – Portrait of Princess Pauline Borghese and the Baroness de Mathiesse

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Sep

27

Princess Pauline Borghèse, youngest sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, and her lady companion are the subjects of this large double portrait exhibited in the Salon of 1812.  Berthon was one of […]

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Do You Know The Cummer?

by , Marketing Manager in Art

Mar

30

How well do you know The Cummer?  If you think you can identify these items—currently on display throughout the Museum as 50 Favorites.  Write your guesses in the comment section […]

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#38 Edgar Degas: Scene with Ballerinas

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Mar

29

Born Hilaire Germain Edgar De Ga, who at the suggestion of his father signed his name as “De Gas”, studied at the Lycee Louis-le-Grand and briefly at law school but was most interested in becoming an artist.

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#39 Paulus Bor: Allegory of Avarice (The Miserly Woman)

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Mar

22

The old, miserly looking woman embodies the deadly sin of greed. She sits on a low stool amidst moneybags and pots of coins. Her homely spindle is discarded on the floor and the fire and lamp are extinguished.

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Do You Know The Cummer?

by , Marketing Manager in Art

Mar

16

How well do you know The Cummer?  If you think you can identify these items—currently on display throughout the Museum as 50 Favorites.  Write your guesses in the comment section […]

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#40 Gioacchino Assereto: The Lamentation

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Mar

15

This dramatic tableau was meant to fulfill the Counter-Reformation Catholic Church’s doctrine that art was to “sting the heart,” making the viewer see and feel every aspect of the life and death of Christ.

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