A Look at the Morgan Library and Museum’s Ongoing 2023/2024 Exhibits (Part 1)

Ischia and the Bay of Naples by Moonlight, ca. 1800,
oil on paper, Pierre Henri de Valenciennes or circle

Considering the substandard state of New York City’s cultural institutions of late, our recent visit to the Morgan Library and Museum in Midtown Manhattan was a welcome breath of fresh air.

The five ongoing installations we took in, were not only interesting and enjoyable but impressive in quality and scope. An eclectic array of treasures, combining highlights from the Morgan’s permanent collection and prized loans, the exhibits included masterly works from Hieronymus Bosch, William Blake, and Fra Angelico, among many others.

Curated with the utmost professionalism, each gallery (working our way up from the lower level to the second floor) was better than the last. We highly recommend you go see them before they come to a close.

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Highlights from 'Capturing Atmosphere: European Nature Studies in Oil' (November 14, 2023 through August 11, 2024)

Stormy Sky, ca. 1800, oil on paper,
Pierre Henri de Valenciennes or circle

Sunset: Normandy Coast, 1830s, oil on paper,
mounted to canvas, Eugène Isabey

Landscape at Civitá Castellana, 1826/27, oil on paper,
mounted to canvas, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

(L) Alpine Riverscape, ca. 1850-60, oil on paper, mounted to canvas, Alexandre Calame. (R) Garden of the Villa Medici, Rome, ca. 1864, Jean-Achille Benouville

View of Notre Dame de Versalles from the Plaine de Rocouencourt
toward the South, ca. 1833-47, oil on paper, mounted on
canvas, attributed to François Marius Granet

A Landscape by Sunset, ca. 1830, oil on cardboard, Carl Gustav Carus

Sky Study (Sunset), ca. 1850, oil on paper, Carl Maria Nicolaus Hummel

Highlights from 'Spirit and Invention: Drawings by Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo' (October 27, 2023 through January 28, 2024)

Apollo and the Continents, ca. 1737-39,
oil on canvas, Giambattista Tiepolo

(L) Marriage of the Virgin, ca. 1785-91, pen and brown ink and wash,
over black chalk, Domenico Tiepolo. (R) Holy Family on the Flight into
Egypt Accompanied by Angels, ca. 1785-91, pen and brown ink
and wash, over charcoal, Domenico Tiepolo

The Dancing Dogs, ca. 1762, oil on canvas, Domenico Tiepolo

Punchinello Carried Off by an Eagle, ca. 1797-1804, pen and
brown ink with brown wash, over black chalk, Domenico Tiepolo

(L) The Coronation of the Virgin, 1754, oil on canvas, Giambattista Tiepolo.
(R) The Apotheosis of St. Roch, ca. 1755, oil on canvas, Giambattista Tiepolo

Punchinello Riding on an Ass in Procession of His Fellows, ca. 1797-1804,
pen and brown ink with brown wash, over black chalk, Domenico Tiepolo

Sketch for "The Glory of St. Dominic," ca. 1737-39,
oil on canvas, Giambattista Tiepolo

Punchinellos Feasting, ca. 1797-1804, pen and brown ink
with brown wash, over black chalk, Domenico Tiepolo

A Group of Punchinellos, ca. 1730-35,
oil on canvas, Giambattista Tiepolo

A Group of Punchinellos Watching the Making of Glass, ca. 1797-1804,
pen and brown ink with brown wash, over black chalk, Domenico Tiepolo

The Burial of Punchinello, ca. 1797-1804, pen and brown ink
with brown wash, over black chalk, Domenico Tiepolo