This engraving is the earliest verified and reliable depiction of Bernini, first appearing as the frontispiece for a biography about him. In this work, the young artist wears the Portuguese…
How would you pose to say to the world that you are in command and powerful? Look closely at the subject. Ferdinand Voet's painting is sophisticated in its pictorial fluency…
Following well-received presentations during the fall 2020 semester, museum staff members prep for the new academic year with an impressive exhibition schedule that juxtaposes media, techniques, viewpoints and historical time…
The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University is closed Thursday, December 24, 2020 through Friday, December 25, 2020 and Thursday, December 31, 2020 through January 1,…
A high-profile acquisition funded by "Ten Seventy-Two — A Campaign for Collecting and Conserving Art" is already slated for a monumental survey in 2021. In January, curators will exhibit "Dream…
September is National Sewing Month, so our collection spotlight shines on "Singing and Mending" by Robert Gwathmey. The artist, a white male, depicted rural life in the South in order…
