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Selections from the Collection

VIEWS OF FLORENCE

Included in this set of views of Florence are general views of the city from the Piazzale Michelangelo; several dramatic views of the Duomo; representative views of Renaissance churches, bridges and sculpture; and views of the Michelangelo corridor in the Galleria dell'Accedemia. (40 images). Photographed by Patrick Young.

WESTERN ARCHITECTURE

Selections from a personal collection of slides of Western architecture. (165 images)

JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE

Selections from a personal collection of slides of Japanese architecture. (140 images). Photographed by Jonathan Reynolds.

NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART

The New Orleans Museum of Art houses one of the finest collections in the southern United States. Represented in this set of images is an important group of early Italian paintings, a strong collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American paintings, and a significant collection of nineteenth-century French paintings. (85 images). Photographed by Patrick Young.

THE SELLARS COLLECTIONS: AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS

In 1983, Louise and the late Alan Sellars began collecting art by American women who worked during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Renewed interest in these artists and the noteworthy quality of their work has focused attention on this extensive private collection located in Marietta, Georgia. This set of images represents a selection of the Sellars collection of paintings. (175 images). Photographed by Patrick Young.

VIEWS OF SIENA AND PISA

The twenty-five images of Siena included in this set represent views of the major architectural monuments in the city, such as exterior and interior views of the cathedral complex, focusing on the pulpit and baptismal font; the Palazzo Pubblico, and the Porta Romana. The fifteen views of Pisa, represent the cathedral complex, specifically the doors by Bonanno, and views of the baptistery and cathedral pulpits. (40 images). Photographed by Patrick Young and Jeri Hollister.

VIEWS OF VENICE

Included in this set of architectural images of Venice are views of San Marco, the Palazzo Ducale, and of several of the city's major churches such as Santa Maria GIoriosa dei Frari, Santi Giovanni e Paolo, San Giorgio Maggiore, and Santa Maria della Salute. Also represented in this set are views of secular architecture representing the grand Venetian style. (40 images). Photographed by Patrick Young.


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