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Painting Forbidden Love + Hidden Desire
Stars are crossed, gender is performed, and sexuality is fluid in Bol’s The Crowning of Mirtillo.
By Isabella Lores-Chavez, associate curator, European paintings
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Views of Naples: Thematic Decoration of an Eighteenth Century Porcelain Dinner Service
Read about four porcelain pieces in the Museums’ collection that exemplify the imaginatively themed porcelain services produced during the eighteenth century and that offer little windows onto the Bay of Naples.
By Thomas Wu
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The Book of Gold
A large, leather-bound volume inscribed with the names of Californians who died in World War I.
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A Renaissance Mystery: Investigating Corneille de Lyon’s “Portrait of a Man”
Exploring a painting’s unanswered questions.
By Georgia Brabec
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The Salon Doré at the Legion of Honor
This magnificent salon is one of the finest examples of French neoclassical interior architecture in a museum.
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Winter 2020 Organ Concert
Listen to the Legion of Honor’s winter 2020 organ music, and take a closer look at the concert’s featured artworks.
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de Youngsters Studio: Make an Art Book in the Style of Fernand Léger
Let’s follow Fernand Léger’s stencil technique to make a booklet of our own.
By Raphael Noz, senior teaching artist
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Pele, Imperialism, and the Sublime: Tavernier’s Volcano Paintings
Examining the power and purpose of the volcano image.
By Healoha Johnston