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EUROPEAN SPLENDORS

Old Master Paintings from the Kress Collection

February 18 – July 31, 2022

MARVEL AT THE TREASURES OF THE OLD MASTERS.

We invite you to explore the wonders of the Renaissance and Baroque eras through the eyes of Italian, French, and Dutch old master painters. Discover the richness and grandeur of the European artistic tradition through devotional scenes of Christ, resplendent landscapes, majestic portraiture, and more. European Splendors will captivate everyone from art historians reveling in the technique to children delighting in the spectacle on display. You’ll want to see the brilliance of this exhibition for yourself at the Museum of Art!

European Splendors is organized by the Columbia Museum of Art, South Carolina with support from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York. Additional artworks have been provided from the Museum of Art’s own collection.

PREVIEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EXHIBITION:

Girl with Black Dove
Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665-1747), 'Girl with Black Dove', 1715-1730, oil on canvas, 31 ¼ x 26 inches. Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina; Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

Virgin and Child with Saints Stephen and Jerome
Moretto da Brescia (Italian, c. 1498-1554), 'Virgin and Child with Saints Stephen and Jerome', 1550, oil on wood panel, 22 ½ x 30 ½ inches. Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina; Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

Portrait of a Little Boy in Red Holding a Goldfinch
Santi di Tito (Italian, 1536-1607), 'Portrait of a Little Boy in Red Holding a Goldfinch', c. 1580, oil on wood panel 27 3/8 x 23 inches. Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina; Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

Imaginary Landscape with Roman Ruins
Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, 1691-1765), 'Imaginary Landscape with Roman Ruins', 1740, oil on canvas, 42 ¼ x 52 inches. Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina; Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

Christ and the Samaritan Woman
Vincenzo Catena (Italian, 1470 – 1531), 'Christ and the Samaritan Woman', c. 1520-1530, oil on canvas, 51 ¾ x 63 ½ inches. Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina; Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

View of Grand Canal with the Dogana
Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793), 'View of Grand Canal with the Dogana', c. 1780, oil on canvas, 22 ½ x 32 ¼ inches. Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina; Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

Portrait of a Young Man
Alessandro Allori (Italian, 1536-1607), 'Portrait of a Young Man', c. 1570, oil on wood panel, 37 ¼ x 34 inches. Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina; Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

Adoration of the Child with St. Joseph, St. John the Baptist, and St. Jerome
Cosimo di Lorenzo Rosselli (Italian, 1439-1507), 'Adoration of the Child with St. Joseph, St. John the Baptist, and St. Jerome', c. 1465, tempera painting on linden wood panel, 30 ½ x 24 inches. Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina; Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

St. Catherine of Alexandria
Detail from Bernardo Strozzi (Italian, 1581-1644), 'St. Catherine of Alexandria', c. 1615, oil on canvas, 71 x 51 inches. Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina; Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

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