A Visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art
This post is a continuation of my last one on the walk to the museum.
The art museum has two floors with art exhibitions with American art, European art from the Early Middle Ages and up to now as well as Contemporary Art.
The pictures I share are not organised in all these categories, just an expression of what I liked and wanted to remember. Many of the artworks shown here were created about the same period by different American and European artists.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch. Oil on oak panel Head of Christ 1648-1656
Landscape with a river Hampstead Heath 1808-27 by John Constable, English
The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, October 16, 1834. William Turner, English
Sunflowers 1888-1889 Vincent van Gogh, Dutch 1853-1890
Interior of a Tavern 1886, P.S. Kroeyer Danish, 1851-1909
I was surprised to see a painting of P.S. Kroeyer here in Philadelphia. If you would like to see more of his paintings go to my recent post on the Danish Skagen Painters.
Another great Dane is the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, active in Rome and Copenhagen 1770-1844.
Marble. Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish active in Rome and Copenhagen, Born 1770 died 1844
See more on him from a post on his museum in Copenhagen.
Tea Service 1814-17. Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration bt Sèvres Porcelain Factory, Sèvres, France 1776-present. Painted by Dutch G. J. J.van Os and French Denis-Désiré Riocreux
At the Moulin Rouge: The Dance 1890. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French 1864-1901
Carriage c. 1881. French Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
After the Shower 1914, Pierre Bonnard, French, 1867-1947
Peaches 1895, Pierre- Auguste Renoir, French. 1841-1919
Bend in the Epte River near Giverny 1888, by French Claude Monet, 1840-1926
Waterloo Bridge, London. Morning Fog, 1901. Claude Monet French, 1840-1926
Young Girl with Basket 1892 by French Berthe Morisot, 1841-1895
Family Group Reading c. 1901. American Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
Maternal Caress c. 1896, American Mary Cassatt, (1844-1926)
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen by French Degas 1886
More about the Degas’ Little Dancer in a previous post.
I often marvel about how skilled the artists were in distant times. They didn’t have the material goods as we have today or electricity to light up the long dark hours. The internet or mobile phones didn’t distract them, so they could concentrate on their work.
Categories: Art, paintings, Philadelphia
From one Heart to Another 
Because we live just over the bridge in Southern New Jersey, I’ve visited this museum quite often even as a school trip when I was young. I love painting by Monet and Mary Cassatt but I think my favorite are the period rooms set up to look with furnishings and even walls from other eras. . It’s like walking back in time. Were you able to see these? It’s such a large museum, that it’s hard to see it all on one trip. I really need to make a trip back this summer. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for giving me this input to my story. I take pictures of the paintings and pieces of art I like and maybe I didn’t see the rooms you mention as I have no pictures of them. I only had two whole days so that’s not enough time
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I especially liked the one in the tavern by Kroeyer. He really captured the light from the window as it shone through the glass on the table. I must go and have a look at your post about him.
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Thank you for your comments. The Skagen area is very close to where your great grandfather came from and I agree that Kroeyer was a talented artist
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