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- Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America<\/strong><\/a>
\nTo put it simply, this exhibit has very, very beautiful paintings<\/strong>. Mrs. Gardner recognized and supported the talents of painters like Anders Zorn, and this intimate exhibit celebrates both their friendship and the gorgeous works of this little-known but enormously skilled painter. I’ve seen this exhibit several times, and it gets better every time. The exhibit is free with museum admission, and it’s open until May 13, which is really soon!<\/strong>\u00a0Now is a great time to go see this exhibit because …![\"DSC04260\"](\"http:\/\/beckydimattia.com\/photoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/DSC04260-300x225.jpg\")
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- The nasturtiums are up!<\/strong><\/a>
\nEvery year, the Gardner\u00a0Museum’s talented gardeners grow long vines of nasturtiums and hang these bright orange beauties in\u00a0Mrs. Gardner’s gorgeous courtyard. Why? Because Mrs. Gardner did it, and it’s a wonderful tradition that the museum keeps up. It’s not Spring in Boston without the nasturtiums or the return of the Red Sox.<\/strong> These delicate vines will hopefully\u00a0hang in the courtyard until the annual celebration of Mrs. Gardner’s birthday on April 14th.
\n<\/strong>Check out my photoblog entry on Isabella’s Nasturtiums<\/a><\/em>
\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAt the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston<\/h4>\n
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The Postcard Age<\/strong><\/a>
\nThis exhibit has been up for a while, and I finally got the chance to see it today. It’s only open until April 14th<\/strong>, so if you haven’t seen it yet, get your butt over there. First of all, the way the exhibit is displayed is really wonderful. They have a lot<\/em> of postcards displayed on both sides of temporary walls throughout the one-room exhibit, and yet the room still feels very open and spacious. What could have been a very overwhelming exhibit of lots of little images is instead a very pleasant visit to the world of the early 1900s. The postcards themselves are really gorgeous examples of illustrations and graphic arts. They just don’t do things now like they did in the old days …
\nCheck out my photoblog entry with some photos from the exhibit<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n- \n
- The Triumph of the Winter Queen<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe MFA has a zillion fascinating paintings, and they chose this one (on anonymous loan) for an entire exhibit focused on this one piece. While most paintings just have that little card next to them with some information, this painting has an entire room full of detailed analysis, including a royal family tree and a magnificent video discussing the painting. I love that they did this because it gives you the chance to really dig in deep on the significance of this one painting, and perhaps it makes you wonder more about the story behind any other painting. This one is up until July 21st, so you have time, but don’t miss it!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nOur household is wicked excited about these two exhibits opening very soon at the MFA:<\/em><\/p>\n
- The Triumph of the Winter Queen<\/a><\/strong>
- The nasturtiums are up!<\/strong><\/a>