The MFA (Museum of Fine Arts) in Boston is hosting, "the largest and most important display of Botticelli’s works in the United States." (from the MFA website) Apparently there hasn't really been a major exhibit of Botticelli's work in the USA. I've been lucky enough to visit the exhibit twice — once wandering by myself and once on a curatorial tour.
I'm not usually a huge fan of religious art, but I found this exhibit fascinating. The signage is excellent. In fact, one of the things that the curator told us is that the MFA has recently acquired the technology to cut the vinyl for the signs in house rather than sending it out. This has created more flexibility. As much as they plot out the exhibit, there are always "game time" decisions once everything is actually in the space. Cutting the vinyl in house means that the signage can reflect those last minute decisions.
Take a peek at the exhibit:
Have you seen the instagram account artgarments? If you like these kind of close up photos of clothes in paintings, you'll love that account!
The work above is a fresco. I never knew the technicalities of how frescos were made, but the curator shared that info with us. They are painted in very small sections — just what the artist can accomplish in a day. The paint and the plaster chemically combine into a very permanent surface as they dry. This is why so many frescos have lasted outside for so long.
I think the Botticelli exhibit is worth a visit. The works were collected from all over the world and some of them specifically only lent to the Museum of Fine Arts, so it's unlikely you'll see a collection of Botticelli's like this one anytime soon.
Hope you enjoyed this trip to the museum! Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you so much for sharing this exhibit!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this exhibit!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this exhibit!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this exhibit!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this exhibit!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this exhibit!!!
Thank you Julie for taking us with you to the museum. Thanks to you we are able to enjoy art pieces we wouldn’t even know about otherwise. You do more for the promotion of Art that many museums. You are an art proselytizer!!
Thank you Julie for taking us with you to the museum. Thanks to you we are able to enjoy art pieces we wouldn’t even know about otherwise. You do more for the promotion of Art that many museums. You are an art proselytizer!!
Thank you Julie for taking us with you to the museum. Thanks to you we are able to enjoy art pieces we wouldn’t even know about otherwise. You do more for the promotion of Art that many museums. You are an art proselytizer!!
Thank you Julie for taking us with you to the museum. Thanks to you we are able to enjoy art pieces we wouldn’t even know about otherwise. You do more for the promotion of Art that many museums. You are an art proselytizer!!
Thank you Julie for taking us with you to the museum. Thanks to you we are able to enjoy art pieces we wouldn’t even know about otherwise. You do more for the promotion of Art that many museums. You are an art proselytizer!!
Thank you Julie for taking us with you to the museum. Thanks to you we are able to enjoy art pieces we wouldn’t even know about otherwise. You do more for the promotion of Art that many museums. You are an art proselytizer!!
Thank you for this enlightening tour. I can not get to Boston to see it, but your “tour” enabled me and others to enjoy and learn from it. I love your art tours!
Thank you for this enlightening tour. I can not get to Boston to see it, but your “tour” enabled me and others to enjoy and learn from it. I love your art tours!
Thank you for this enlightening tour. I can not get to Boston to see it, but your “tour” enabled me and others to enjoy and learn from it. I love your art tours!
Thank you for this enlightening tour. I can not get to Boston to see it, but your “tour” enabled me and others to enjoy and learn from it. I love your art tours!
Thank you for this enlightening tour. I can not get to Boston to see it, but your “tour” enabled me and others to enjoy and learn from it. I love your art tours!
Thank you for this enlightening tour. I can not get to Boston to see it, but your “tour” enabled me and others to enjoy and learn from it. I love your art tours!
Botticelli has been one of my favorites. I enjoyed studying his work in my art history classes in college. Thanks so very much for featuring this exhibit in your blog. Hope to get up to Boston to see it. Do they have The Birth of Venus included in the exhibit? That is my favorite. I saw the study for his Venus here
In your post but not the whole piece. I always enjoy your museum tours!
Botticelli has been one of my favorites. I enjoyed studying his work in my art history classes in college. Thanks so very much for featuring this exhibit in your blog. Hope to get up to Boston to see it. Do they have The Birth of Venus included in the exhibit? That is my favorite. I saw the study for his Venus here
In your post but not the whole piece. I always enjoy your museum tours!
Botticelli has been one of my favorites. I enjoyed studying his work in my art history classes in college. Thanks so very much for featuring this exhibit in your blog. Hope to get up to Boston to see it. Do they have The Birth of Venus included in the exhibit? That is my favorite. I saw the study for his Venus here
In your post but not the whole piece. I always enjoy your museum tours!
Botticelli has been one of my favorites. I enjoyed studying his work in my art history classes in college. Thanks so very much for featuring this exhibit in your blog. Hope to get up to Boston to see it. Do they have The Birth of Venus included in the exhibit? That is my favorite. I saw the study for his Venus here
In your post but not the whole piece. I always enjoy your museum tours!
Botticelli has been one of my favorites. I enjoyed studying his work in my art history classes in college. Thanks so very much for featuring this exhibit in your blog. Hope to get up to Boston to see it. Do they have The Birth of Venus included in the exhibit? That is my favorite. I saw the study for his Venus here
In your post but not the whole piece. I always enjoy your museum tours!
Botticelli has been one of my favorites. I enjoyed studying his work in my art history classes in college. Thanks so very much for featuring this exhibit in your blog. Hope to get up to Boston to see it. Do they have The Birth of Venus included in the exhibit? That is my favorite. I saw the study for his Venus here
In your post but not the whole piece. I always enjoy your museum tours!
I’m not a fan of religious art either but I do love Botticelli; is colors and the little details on the clothes. I’m always drawn to them. Thanks for sharing!
I’m not a fan of religious art either but I do love Botticelli; is colors and the little details on the clothes. I’m always drawn to them. Thanks for sharing!
I’m not a fan of religious art either but I do love Botticelli; is colors and the little details on the clothes. I’m always drawn to them. Thanks for sharing!
I’m not a fan of religious art either but I do love Botticelli; is colors and the little details on the clothes. I’m always drawn to them. Thanks for sharing!
I’m not a fan of religious art either but I do love Botticelli; is colors and the little details on the clothes. I’m always drawn to them. Thanks for sharing!
I’m not a fan of religious art either but I do love Botticelli; is colors and the little details on the clothes. I’m always drawn to them. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
The one in the photos is the only version they have. 🙁
The one in the photos is the only version they have. 🙁
The one in the photos is the only version they have. 🙁
The one in the photos is the only version they have. 🙁
The one in the photos is the only version they have. 🙁
The one in the photos is the only version they have. 🙁
Amaz-ing!
Amaz-ing!
Amaz-ing!
Amaz-ing!
Amaz-ing!
Amaz-ing!
I find myself transported as I study the art in your museum posts. I so appreciate the time you take to lovingly photograph the pieces and provide us with views that show the scale of the pieces, the entire piece, the caption and the detailed close-ups.
Looking at some of the background detail pictures, I was often reminded of work we see in art journals: the architectural line art, the brush-stroke trees, the stylized roses– all the details that seem less “precious” and more spontaneously done. I’m glad you showed us those parts of the paintings along with the genius faces and layers of gauzy veils.
Gotta tell you though, it is a bit frustrating to be sitting here in my pj’s with no one to discuss with!!! I can see why you visit an exhibit multiple times with multiple friends.
Thanks Julie. Great way to start the day.
I find myself transported as I study the art in your museum posts. I so appreciate the time you take to lovingly photograph the pieces and provide us with views that show the scale of the pieces, the entire piece, the caption and the detailed close-ups.
Looking at some of the background detail pictures, I was often reminded of work we see in art journals: the architectural line art, the brush-stroke trees, the stylized roses– all the details that seem less “precious” and more spontaneously done. I’m glad you showed us those parts of the paintings along with the genius faces and layers of gauzy veils.
Gotta tell you though, it is a bit frustrating to be sitting here in my pj’s with no one to discuss with!!! I can see why you visit an exhibit multiple times with multiple friends.
Thanks Julie. Great way to start the day.
I find myself transported as I study the art in your museum posts. I so appreciate the time you take to lovingly photograph the pieces and provide us with views that show the scale of the pieces, the entire piece, the caption and the detailed close-ups.
Looking at some of the background detail pictures, I was often reminded of work we see in art journals: the architectural line art, the brush-stroke trees, the stylized roses– all the details that seem less “precious” and more spontaneously done. I’m glad you showed us those parts of the paintings along with the genius faces and layers of gauzy veils.
Gotta tell you though, it is a bit frustrating to be sitting here in my pj’s with no one to discuss with!!! I can see why you visit an exhibit multiple times with multiple friends.
Thanks Julie. Great way to start the day.
I find myself transported as I study the art in your museum posts. I so appreciate the time you take to lovingly photograph the pieces and provide us with views that show the scale of the pieces, the entire piece, the caption and the detailed close-ups.
Looking at some of the background detail pictures, I was often reminded of work we see in art journals: the architectural line art, the brush-stroke trees, the stylized roses– all the details that seem less “precious” and more spontaneously done. I’m glad you showed us those parts of the paintings along with the genius faces and layers of gauzy veils.
Gotta tell you though, it is a bit frustrating to be sitting here in my pj’s with no one to discuss with!!! I can see why you visit an exhibit multiple times with multiple friends.
Thanks Julie. Great way to start the day.
I find myself transported as I study the art in your museum posts. I so appreciate the time you take to lovingly photograph the pieces and provide us with views that show the scale of the pieces, the entire piece, the caption and the detailed close-ups.
Looking at some of the background detail pictures, I was often reminded of work we see in art journals: the architectural line art, the brush-stroke trees, the stylized roses– all the details that seem less “precious” and more spontaneously done. I’m glad you showed us those parts of the paintings along with the genius faces and layers of gauzy veils.
Gotta tell you though, it is a bit frustrating to be sitting here in my pj’s with no one to discuss with!!! I can see why you visit an exhibit multiple times with multiple friends.
Thanks Julie. Great way to start the day.
I find myself transported as I study the art in your museum posts. I so appreciate the time you take to lovingly photograph the pieces and provide us with views that show the scale of the pieces, the entire piece, the caption and the detailed close-ups.
Looking at some of the background detail pictures, I was often reminded of work we see in art journals: the architectural line art, the brush-stroke trees, the stylized roses– all the details that seem less “precious” and more spontaneously done. I’m glad you showed us those parts of the paintings along with the genius faces and layers of gauzy veils.
Gotta tell you though, it is a bit frustrating to be sitting here in my pj’s with no one to discuss with!!! I can see why you visit an exhibit multiple times with multiple friends.
Thanks Julie. Great way to start the day.
Thanks so much for the review. I want to head to Boston for this one and catch the Matisse, too. I was hoping you’d review it and I’m happy to see that you think it worth a trip. I just got the catalogue for the exhibit and it is beautiful. The catalogue combined with your review will give me a great foundation. Thanks again for posting.
Thanks so much for the review. I want to head to Boston for this one and catch the Matisse, too. I was hoping you’d review it and I’m happy to see that you think it worth a trip. I just got the catalogue for the exhibit and it is beautiful. The catalogue combined with your review will give me a great foundation. Thanks again for posting.
Thanks so much for the review. I want to head to Boston for this one and catch the Matisse, too. I was hoping you’d review it and I’m happy to see that you think it worth a trip. I just got the catalogue for the exhibit and it is beautiful. The catalogue combined with your review will give me a great foundation. Thanks again for posting.
Thanks so much for the review. I want to head to Boston for this one and catch the Matisse, too. I was hoping you’d review it and I’m happy to see that you think it worth a trip. I just got the catalogue for the exhibit and it is beautiful. The catalogue combined with your review will give me a great foundation. Thanks again for posting.
Thanks so much for the review. I want to head to Boston for this one and catch the Matisse, too. I was hoping you’d review it and I’m happy to see that you think it worth a trip. I just got the catalogue for the exhibit and it is beautiful. The catalogue combined with your review will give me a great foundation. Thanks again for posting.
Thanks so much for the review. I want to head to Boston for this one and catch the Matisse, too. I was hoping you’d review it and I’m happy to see that you think it worth a trip. I just got the catalogue for the exhibit and it is beautiful. The catalogue combined with your review will give me a great foundation. Thanks again for posting.
This is true art at its best. These are the Masters. How they worked and more then likely made their own paints to create these beauties.
Thank you Julie this was a visit like no other.
Happy Tuesday
Fawna
This is true art at its best. These are the Masters. How they worked and more then likely made their own paints to create these beauties.
Thank you Julie this was a visit like no other.
Happy Tuesday
Fawna
This is true art at its best. These are the Masters. How they worked and more then likely made their own paints to create these beauties.
Thank you Julie this was a visit like no other.
Happy Tuesday
Fawna
This is true art at its best. These are the Masters. How they worked and more then likely made their own paints to create these beauties.
Thank you Julie this was a visit like no other.
Happy Tuesday
Fawna
This is true art at its best. These are the Masters. How they worked and more then likely made their own paints to create these beauties.
Thank you Julie this was a visit like no other.
Happy Tuesday
Fawna
This is true art at its best. These are the Masters. How they worked and more then likely made their own paints to create these beauties.
Thank you Julie this was a visit like no other.
Happy Tuesday
Fawna
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