Chrysler Museum of Art

40 European Works Before 1800
The second volume of the small-format softcoverillustrated handbook series following the publication of thefirst volume Chrysler Museum of Art: 40 Works.

This new book presents 40 key European artworks createdbefore 1800 in the Chrysler Museum of Art’s collections and is published to celebrate thereinstallation of the European Galleries in April 2027.

The Chrysler Museum of Art’s collection of European art spans fromthe 14th century to 1945, with particularly robust holdings in Baroque art,including paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Diego Velazquez, and Guercino;sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and Francesco Bertos, paintings by ThomasGainsborough and Angelika Kauffmann, an inlayed brass Mamluk candlestick and an18th-century Brazilian sculpture of Saint Benedict of Palermo.

The Chrysler Museum of Art is focused on filling gaps within its holdings,such as work by women and artists of c