Morgan Great Hall -- named after Junius Spencer Morgan from the famous financier family -- has been rehung salon-style with 95 paintings from the Atheneum's European collection.
"Salon-style" refers to a tightly packed, multi-level approach to hanging artwork, illustrated in this 1749 painting, The Picture Gallery of Cardinal Sylvio Valenti Gonzaga, by Giovanni Paolo Panini.
The Wadsworth Atheneum is the country's oldest continuously operating art museum. Founded in 1842, the original building is a castle-like Gothic Revival structure designed by Alexander Jackson Davis. With four other connected buildings from different periods, it now houses 50,000 artworks.
The Wadsworth Atheneum is the country's oldest continuously operating art museum. Founded in 1842, the original building is a castle-like Gothic Revival structure designed by Alexander Jackson Davis. With four other connected buildings from different periods, it now houses 50,000 artworks.
ReplyDeleteI like salon style. It can be a lot to take in at once, but very efficient use of space.
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The museum's website hasn't caught up with the refit yet so interested readers can view the ghastly pink walls that it had in its earlier form. I suggest they could use your excellent photographs, Jack, when they get around to updating their site.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the museums that I would really like to visit!
ReplyDeleteA big hall, but mainly a great one !
ReplyDeleteI would like to accompany VP :)
Oh, My! What a collection of treasures. It would take several trips for me to get through this marvelous museum.
ReplyDeletethese are wonderful...i'd sure hate to be the designated picture hanger there though!
ReplyDeleteI would love to spend a few hours there! What a delightful and rich collection!
ReplyDeleteOMG!
ReplyDeleteNo wonder they used that abbreviation over the entrance. 50,000 works! You are probably not seeing them all in a day... and living to talk about them. THAT would be art overload. GRIN.
There is a lot to take in in this one room. I might have to take a seat to enjoy it all. Judging from the coats and sweaters on people, it looks like there is a chill in the air up your way.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots. What a great place.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing place, Jack!! I would love to visit there!! Your pics are the next best thing!! Hope your week is going well! Enjoy!!
ReplyDeleteThere is a salon style gallery room at the Ontario Gallery of Art and it is always startling when you first walk in but quite enjoyable. This looks like a grand space, Jack!
ReplyDeleteI love the colored walls and the way the paintings are arranged. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteTightly packed indeed! Beautiful works!
ReplyDeleteAh money boys have always been around. Now they spend more on wine and women than works of art
ReplyDeleteThis is a place I'd love to visit. This style of display,though, (think of the Louvre) overwhelms me. Can't see the trees for the forest.
ReplyDeleteOMG! One room at this scale with so much art is entirely enough to boggle. But it sounds like there's plenty more where these came from. It looks like a stunning renovation.
ReplyDeleteThe gold frames look very elegant on the grey walls.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the info! It certainly makes me want to visit your city again.
ReplyDeleteA high impact style of hanging art. I rather like it but it wouldn't work for me now that I've decided on a minimalistic approach to decor :)
ReplyDeleteThat looks really effective, though maybe you can't appreciate the higher up works quite so well.
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