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On March 18, The Ringling celebrated the opening of Reclaiming Home: Contemporary Seminole Art with free admission to all venues for our visitors. Over 2,000 people attended that day to help us commemorate this milestone, the museum’s first exhibition of contemporary Seminole art. Curated by Ola Wlusek, the Keith D. and Linda L. Monda Curator of Contemporary and Modern Art, this was the culmination of over three years of work that brought together over 100 works by twelve different artists.

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Guercino and Bisi: Fellow Artists and Friends
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1599 - 1666), called Il Guercino in reference to his pronounced squint, was a leading painter of the Baroque period. He painted this magnificent portrait of his fellow artist and friend, the Franciscan friar Bonaventura Bisi (1601 - 1659), in about 1658-59, toward the end of Bisi’s life. READ MORE
Karl Bitter’s Twelve Months Panels
From the Huntington Mansion to The Ringling, discover the enchanting marble frieze carved by artist Karl Bitter that adorns Gallery 21 in the Museum of Art. Explore the details of each panel in the slideshow at the end of this post. READ MORE