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European Art 1500-1900: Selections from the Collection

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21 July 2017 - ongoing

Mint Museum Randolph

Bruges Master of 1480 (Flemish, 15^th century).Portrait of a Donor, 1480, oil on wood panel. Gift of the Martin Cannon Family Foundation, Inc. in memory of Mr. Martin L. Cannon, Jr. 1978.28A-B

Henri Martin (French, 1860–1943). Sunny Day in Venice, circa 1900–1930, oil on canvas. The Harry and Mary Dalton Collection. 2000.36.16

Jan Albertsz Rootius (Dutch, 1615–1674). Lady with a Mandola, circa 1630–1640, oil on wood panel. Gift of Mrs. Arthur G. McKee. 1966.54

The Mint Museum's European Art collection spans more than four centuries and covers a wide range of styles and subjects popular in Western Europe during the period. Some of the earliest paintings date from the Italian Renaissance. In the time period between roughly 1450 and 1600, Renaissance artists developed new ways of rendering perspective, composing their paintings, and depicting human form. Technical advances allowed them to explore a wide range of lighting effects and to render details with greater precision. By the end of the seventeenth century, artists had begun to place a greater emphasis on drama, emotion, and grandeur in their work, leading to the development of the Baroque style.

The Protestant Reformation led to a decline in the production of religious imagery, while portraiture, genre painting, and still lives grew in popularity. By the mid-nineteenth century, Paris had become the center of the European art world, and some French artists continued to pursue realism, but focused on scenes from everyday life rather than history or religion. With the use of newly-available oil paints in tubes, they recorded their impressions of their surroundings in an immediate way with an emphasis on light and atmosphere rather than detail and realism. These controversial paintings laid the groundwork for further stylistic innovations in the twentieth century.

Selected Online Resources on Featured Artists: