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Crusading Saint

College Student Voices

In the Middle Ages, several saints were represented as knights in art, making it difficult to identify RISD’s Crusading Saint. This article will explore his possible identities.

Christ in the House of Simon the Jew?

Contemporary Perceptions of Pharisees in Germany
College Student Voices

This article argues that Simon the Pharisee would have been viewed as an explicitly Jewish character by sixteenth-century viewers.

Material Devotion

College Student Voices

Devotional representations of Saint Barbara, a Christian martyr whose legend extended across both Western and Eastern medieval worlds, flourished in fourteenth-century Europe. An examination of the Providence Saint Barbara reveals a sculptural tradition with a complex and colorful practices of medieval devotion to the cult of saints.

A Snowy Day in Paris

Curator

In the winter of 1886, the neighborhoods of Paris were transformed by an unusually heavy snowfall that lingered on the branches of trees and captured the imagination of the artist Berthe Morisot.

THE MAGICAL M(A)US(OL)EUM OF MINNIE N TURNER

College Student Voices

A summer intern's short story/poem about a cat that investigates the spatial politics of Duchamp’s 'Boîte-en-valise' and also falls in love

Open House: Five Engraved Scenes

Studio Notes Artist

Exploring the process and context behind "Open House: Five Engraved Scenes", a work created by Providence artist and RISD faculty Andrew Raftery.

The Long Road Home

The Gorham Writing Table and Chair
Curator

After a half-century's journey, Gorham's magnificent writing table and chair made for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair returned home to Providence.

Surprise Endings: Gorham Silver's Mythologique

Curator

This rare example of Gorham's "Mythologique" flatware service was purposefully left unfinished as they are samples, combining elaborate hand-worked detail with mechanized brute force.

Old peasant woman standing, with gloved hands folded across her waist. She's wearing heavy clothing, scarf and hat.

American Drawings and Watercolors

Edwin Austin Abbey's Old Peasant Woman
Curator Drawing

Curator Maureen C. O'Brien discusses American drawings and watercolors in the RISD Museum collection

Violets in green foreground, two bare tree trunks in middle distance, trees with foliage on lighter green ground, background and sky, lavender.

American Drawings and Watercolors

Charles Burchfield
Curator Drawing

Five works on paper in the RISD Museum’s collection follow the arc of C

All That Glitters

Recent Research into Golden Garments
Conservation

For conservators, fabrics incorporating metallic components raise complex questions about construction, materials, and manufacturing techniques, all of which impact how an object will be stabilized and displayed

As Is Painting, So Is Poetry

Myth and Metamorphosis in the RISD Gallery
College Student Voices

Curatorial intern Anthony Stott explores the journey of the myths of Ovid—from text to visual medium—in three objects in the neoclassical galleries.

New Ways to Paint

Simone in a Blue Bonnet
Curator How To

Unfinished paintings by Eastman Johnson, John Singer Sargent and Mary Cassatt reveal new techniques that emerged in France in the second half of the 19th century.

Raid the Database 2 with Nafis White

Curator

Curatorial assistant of contemporary art A. Will Brown on "Raid the Database 2 with Nafis White"

New Ways to Paint

A Boating Party
Curator How To

Unfinished paintings by Eastman Johnson, John Singer Sargent and Mary Cassatt reveal new techniques that emerged in France in the second half of the 19th century.

Communicating Melancholia /

Sad Young Men and Portrait of a Lady in Pink
Student Voices

Hidden Beauty

College Studio Notes Artist

Inspired by the European galleries, graphic designer Kelly Walters explores 19th-century notions of exoticism and beauty through the creation of a folded broadsheet poster.

On the Other Side

College Student Voices

A glimpse into the lives of international merchants in Canton, China.

Julien Prévieux, Patterns of Life, 2014. Single-channel video; color, sound. The artist and Galerie Jousse Entreprise

What Shall We Do Next?

An Interview with Artist Julien Prévieux
Curator Artist

Curatorial assistant A. Will Brown interviews artist Julien Prévieux about his videos What Shall We Do Next? (Sequence #2) and Patterns of Life.

Ingres Study in Three Parts

Curator

Insights into Ingres's studio practice and clues to his intellectual process

Collaboration and the Late-Medieval Book

Curator

Books of hours made during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance were products of collaboration between scribes, illuminators, bookbinders, and, sometimes, the original patron or owner. A recent acquisition of a French book of hours made in Rouen around 1510 tells the story of this collaboration through the structure of its contents, iconography, and assembly.

Egungun Atipako—with hand-woven aso ofi textiles. Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo: Bolaji Campbell, 2007

Cloth as Metaphor in Egungun Costumes

Curator

Egungun costumes are usually created from a wide variety of carefully chosen fabrics ranging from exquisite samples of local handwoven aso ofi to exotic fabrics imported from aro

Private Investigation, Art-History Style

College

Intern Margaret North finds that every successful treasure hunt has a moment of shining glory.

Crafting the Photography for the Book Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion

Portfolio

RISD Museum object photography generally follows typical museum practice: a straightforward approach to framing and lighting with great concern for color fidelity. For *Artist/Rebel/Dandy*, the curators suggested that we go in a different direction.

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