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The Complete Metropolis
Directed by Fritz Lang
Thu, Sep 2 7:00 PM Fri, Sep 3 7:00 PM Sat, Sep 4 7:00 PM Sun, Sep 5 5:00 PM Mon, Sep 6 2:00 PM
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Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection
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On view Saturday, November 3, 2007 - Sunday, March 2, 2008 at the Caroline Wiess Law Building
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Adam Buck, Portrait of a Woman, 1805, 2005.1631
The Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Also on view at Rienzi.
Miniatures are the product of a specialized branch of portrait painting in which the image is usually made small enough to fit into the palm of the hand. Traditionally, the painted image was put into a case, fashioned by a silversmith or goldsmith and set with precious stones. It was then worn as a locket or pendant. As a form, they were used historically as documentary records in pre-photographic times, testimonies to political allegiance or, as they are most known, tokens of love, be it for a spouse, child or even a monarch.
In a very generous bequest by her heirs in 2005, the portrait miniature collection of Miss Caroline A. Ross was given to Rienzi, the European decorative arts wing of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The 246 piece collection contains beautiful examples of the art as executed by European and American miniaturists from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Related Events:
Annual Rienzi Lecture: Richard Cosway: Virtuoso Portrait Miniaturist
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Sunday, November 11, 2007 2:00 PM
Gallery Talk at Rienzi: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection
At the Rienzi
Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Spotlight Tour: Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Saturday, November 3, 2007 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Saturday, November 17, 2007 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Thursday, December 6, 2007 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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