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Painters often used their canvases or other materials multiple times in order to keep costs down or to outline an idea before fully committing to it. Minerva Teichert was no exception to this practice. In the current exhibition MOA exhibition,

Guest post by Alisse Frandsen Artists through the ages have created beautiful works of art to illustrate the events surrounding the birth of Jesus. The Brigham Young University Museum of Art has collected pieces to help our patrons celebrate Christmas all year long. Explore the Christmas story with us through these and other beautiful works of art.

George Inness (1825-1894),

Chiura Obata (1885-1975),

Claude Monet (1840-1926),

Michael A. Smith (b.1942),

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917),

Dorothy Weir Young (1890-1947),

Anonymous-Europe,

The 'Get SmART' series of blog posts act as a brief introduction to different eras of art history. We will explore how these eras developed, who was involved, what was created, and the impact they had on the world.

Jan Wierix (1549-c.1618),

Guest post by Alisse Frandsen, MOA Marketing Intern Minerva Teichert was a precocious 4-year-old when she knew, unequivocally, that she was an artist. Whether it was because of the watercolor set her mother gave her or because she simply already had that need to paint inside of her, Minerva knew her life

Francisco Zurbaran (Attr.) (1598-1664),

William Sartain (1843-1924),

Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919),

Guido Reni (1575-1642),

Guest Post by Curator Ashlee Whitaker Fifteen years ago this month, history occurred at Brigham Young University. On November 2, 2001, the BYU Museum of Art unveiled their newest and, possibly, most important acquisition to date: Carl Bloch

Francis Wheatly (Attr.) (1747-1801),