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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

Article European paintings LGBTQ+ Legion of Honor 100
Interview with Alexander Barantschik

Article European decorative arts Behind the scenes
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

Article Environment European decorative arts Legion of Honor 100
The Book of Gold

A large, leather-bound volume inscribed with the names of Californians who died in World War I.

Article Highlights Legion of Honor 100
A Renaissance Mystery: Investigating Corneille de Lyon’s “Portrait of a Man”

Exploring a painting’s unanswered questions.

By Georgia Brabec

Article European paintings Behind the scenes
The Tudors: A Who’s Who

Get a breakdown of the dynasty and the drama.

By Thomas Wu

Article European decorative arts European paintings
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.

Article
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.

Article
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

Video Kids + families
Pele, Imperialism, and the Sublime: Tavernier’s Volcano Paintings

Examining the power and purpose of the volcano image.

By Healoha Johnston

Article Environment AAPI voices

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