Cummer Resources

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is committed to engage and inspire through the arts, gardens and education. A permanent collection of nearly 5,000 works of art on a riverfront campus offers more than 95,000 annual visitors a truly unique experience on the First Coast. Nationally recognized education programs serve adults and children of all abilities.

Art »
Upcoming Exhibitions
Past Exhibitions
European Collection
American Collection
Meissen Porcelain Collection
Antiquities
Special Collections
Gardens »
Upper Garden
English Garden
Olmsted Garden
Italian Garden
Season Highlights
Garden Ornaments
Education »
Art Connections
Classes
Tours
Programs
For Teachers
For Kids
Docents
Get Involved »
Join the Cummer
Benefits and Levels
Membership Groups
Our Partners
Make A Donation
Volunteer Opportunities
Internships
Employment
Tag Archives: Italy

Art in the Gardens: The Italian Fountain

by , in Art, Gardens

Jul

03

It is thought that the Cummers’ trip to Italy in 1930 inspired Mrs. Cummer to create the Italian garden that is now such an integral part of the Cummer Museum and Gardens. While in Italy…

Comments Off on Art in the Gardens: The Italian Fountain

In the Gallery: Minerva Visiting the Muses on Mount Parnassus by Claude Lorrain, 1680

by , Director of Art Education in Art

Jun

11

Claude Lorrain was an artist of the Baroque era who was active in Italy, and is admired for his achievements in…

Comments Off on In the Gallery: Minerva Visiting the Muses on Mount Parnassus by Claude Lorrain, 1680

In the Gallery: Landscape by Henri-Joseph Harpignies, 1893

by , Director of Art Education in Art

May

21

Henri- Joseph Harpignies was a French painter and printmaker, who made a late in life debut in the Salon in 1853. Harpignies showed…

Comments Off on In the Gallery: Landscape by Henri-Joseph Harpignies, 1893

In the Gallery: The Honorable Mrs. Shute Barrington, Benjamin West, c. 1808

by , in Art

Mar

19

Benjamin West, who was born in Pennsylvania, moved to Italy in 1760. After three years of…

Comments Off on In the Gallery: The Honorable Mrs. Shute Barrington, Benjamin West, c. 1808

In the Gallery – Charles Joseph Natoire: The Awakening of Venus

by , in Art

Jun

12

This classically themed painting of The Awakening of Venus is the epitome of Charles Natoire French Rococo style. As a student at the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture…

Comments Off on In the Gallery – Charles Joseph Natoire: The Awakening of Venus

In the Gallery: Sassoferrato (Giovanni Battista Salvi) – Praying Madonna

by , in Art

May

08

Italian painter, Giovanni Battista Salvi was born in Sassoferrato, from where he got his nickname. During the Renaissance and Baroque periods in Italy, it was customary for artists to…

Comments Off on In the Gallery: Sassoferrato (Giovanni Battista Salvi) – Praying Madonna
« Newer Entries
Older Entries »