ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Renaissance and Baroque in Perspective
Francesco Solimena, Ecstasy of St. Francis, 1681. Oil on canvas. Museum purchase. Photo: Ken Howie.
Examine how Renaissance and Baroque paintings highlight the development of perspective and the ways artists evolved their techniques to represent three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface. Presented together for the first time, featured works reflect a cultural shift—one that transitions from medieval spirituality toward Renaissance inquiry and eventually Baroque theatricality.
Impressionism: Being Present
Pierre Auguste Renoir, Roses and Landscape, not dated. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Harrington. Photo: Ken Howie
In 19th-century France, paintings became personal records of fleeting emotions experienced in a single moment, and quick, irregular brushstrokes reflected the urgency of a changing society. In this installation, discover how a group of renegade artists transformed painting into a modern lived experience.
Artistic Responses to Modernity
Antoine-Jean Gros, Bacchus and Ariadne, 1820. Oil on canvas. Museum purchase with funds provided by an anonymous donor. Photo: Mike Lundgren.
The 18th and 19th centuries were a transformative period in European art, with daily life reshaped by modernization and industrialization. Featured works signal a shift toward Romanticism, as artists broke away from rigid academic conventions and created idealized portraiture and landscape scenes grounded in naturalistic and expressive representations and often reflecting personal, political, or spiritual meaning.
EXHIBITION SPONSORS
The inaugural installation of the James K. Ballinger Wing, an initiative honoring the historic collections of Phoenix Art Museum and the visionary leadership of Director Emeritus James K. Ballinger, is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and made possible by generous gifts from the Virginia M. Ullman Foundation, the Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation, and Cathie Lemon. Additional support provided by Men’s Arts Council, Margaret T Morris Foundation, Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation, and Harry and Rose Papp.
The installations of European Art in the Harrington, Sukhman, and Stegall galleries are organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Rachel Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections.
All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.
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