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FRAME|WORK: A Ceiling from the Palacio de Altamira, Spain

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on October 12, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week, we feature an extraordinary Spanish ceiling from the era of Christopher Columbus, currently installed at the Legion of Honor.

Anonymous maker, Ceiling from the Palacio de Altamira, Spanish 1482–1503. Painted, gilded, and composed wood. Gift of Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick. 46.16

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FRAME|WORK: An Etruscan reclining banqueter

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on October 5, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week, we feature a lively lush from ancient Etruria, currently on display in the Hall of Antiquities on the lower level of the Legion of Honor.

Statuette of a Reclining Banqueter, 6th century BC. Italy, Etruria, Etruscan. Cast and incised bronze on marble base. Gift of Arthur Sachs. 1952.26

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FRAME|WORK: Magnolia Blossom by Imogen Cunningham

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on September 28, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week, we feature an iconic photograph by renowned Bay Area photographer Imogen Cunningham. Magnolia Blossom is currently not on view, so take some time to stop and smell the flowers (virtually)!

Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883–1976). Magnolia Blossom, 1925 (printed 1930). Gelatin silver print. Museum purchase, M.H. deYoung Memorial Museum. 54042

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FRAME|WORK: Anti-Mass by Cornelia Parker

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on September 21, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week, we feature a unique sculpture that unites art and science. Cornelia Parker's striking Anti-Mass is currently on view at the de Young.

Cornelia Parker (English, b. 1956). Anti-Mass, 2005. Charcoal and wire. Museum purchase, Friends of New Art and the American Art Trust Fund in honor of Harry S. Parker III and Stephen A. Nash. 2006.2

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FRAME|WORK: The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist by Simon Vouet

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on September 14, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week, we feature an exquisite portrait of the holy family painted by a Frenchman in Italy. Simon Vouet's The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist is currently on view at the Legion of Honor.

Simon Vouet (French, 1590–1649). The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, 1626. Oil on panel, transferred to composition board. Museum purchase, Mildred Anna Williams Collection. 1974.8

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FRAME|WORK: Migration by Jacob Lawrence

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on September 7, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. Today, in honor of Jacob Lawrence's birthday, we feature his compelling masterwork Migration, currently on display at the de Young.

Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917–2000). Migration, 1947. Egg tempera on hardboard. Museum purchase, American Art Trust Fund, Dr. Leland A. and Gladys K. Barber Fund and Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd, by exchange. 2010.1

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