Monet: Paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

An introduction to the dazzling paintings of an Impressionist master

European Painting and Sculpture after 1800

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston houses a world-famous collection of European painting and sculpture, including such masterpieces as Renoir’s Dance at...

European Decorative Arts

The world-renowned collection of European decorative arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is full of sumptuous surprises. Some delicate and some...

Paul Gauguin
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

The life of Paul Gauguin is one of the richest and most mythic in the history of Western art. Abandoning a career in banking, a family, and his...

Della Robbia
Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence

The glazed terracotta technique invented by Luca della Robbia, along with his exceptional skill as a sculptor, placed him firmly in the first rank of...

Class Distinctions
Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer

The Dutch Republic in the 17th century was home to one of the greatest flowerings of painting in the history of Western art. Freed from the...

Degas and the Nude

While Edgar Degas is celebrated for his portraits and his dancers, his nudes are frequently overlooked. Degas and the Nude explores the artist’s...

Casanova
The Seduction of Europe

This volume features 12 essays by prominent scholars that illuminate multiple facets of Giacomo Casanova’s world as reflected in the arts of his time...