Had I known what these weeks would entail, I may have thought more seriously about filming my recent trip to the MFA. While I can't provide an interactive video of the MFA's collection, I can "walk" you through the path I took when I visited.
First, Romanticism and the Impressionists. These galleries lay directly on top of each other, near the Fenway entrance's main staircase.
Model of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, 17th century
Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Luc Olivier Merson, 1879
Two Peasant Women in a Meadow, Camille Pissarro, 1893
Antibes, The Pink Cloud, Paul Signac, 1916
The MFA's Impressionist collection is really quite impressive, with a whole room devoted to Monet.
Water Lilies, Claude Monet, 1907
Eternal Springtime, Auguste Rodin, 1917 in front of Dance at Bougival, Pierre Auguste Renoir and Postman Joseph Roulin, Vincent Van Gogh, 1888
Automedon with the Horses of Achilles, Henri Regnault, 1868
Across the hallway, you'll find items from the Gothic, Byzantine, and Renaissance periods of Europe.
Interior of a Byzantine Chapel
Lamentation over the Dead Christ, Carol Crivelli, 1485
From here, you can walk past the main staircase and into a grand 'salon' style gallery that connects the Fenway and Huntington entrances.
Once on the Huntington side of the museum, you go further back in time and further afield from Europe. With the Greek, Roman, and Egyptian Collections all closed for Renovations, we opted for the Asian Art Wing.
A lucky surprise — the Asian Wing's conservation lab is visible to the public and a number of buddha statues were inside at various stages of restoration.
Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion, Jin dynasty, 12th century
Court ladies preparing newly woven silk, Emperor Huizong, Northern Song dynasty, 12th century
The Asian galleries lead you into the western section of the museum, filled with a rotating contemporary art exhibit.
Perdonami le congiunzioni, Carol Rama, 1969
Grey Cat with Madrone and Birch Trees, Joan Brown, 1968
La Vicuña, Cecila Vicuña, 1977
No Face (Pannier), Simone Leigh, 2018
Ragazzo Padre, Julian Schnabel, 1988
Realizing we'd missed the American Art, we crossed the museum to see John Singleton Copley, Hudson River School landscapes, John Singer Sargent, and a particularly exciting new addition.
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, John Singer Sargent, 1882
The Passage of the Delaware, Thomas Sully, 1819
Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, Thomas Cole, 1828
John, 1st Baron Byron, Kehinde Wiley, 2013
While not a part of the museum, we did make a stop at Tatte after — really the best way to end a museum day in Boston!
This museum looks so awesome. We will definitely put it on our list of places to visit–whenever we can go anywhere to visit
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