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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 As one of the largest museums in the United States, the Philadelphia Museum of Art invites visitors from around the world to explore its renowned collections, acclaimed special exhibitions, and enriching programs, both in person and online.
Also On View Now Through August 11, 2013 Starting from Scratch showcases more than seventy of the Museum’s finest etchings, demonstrating the ways in which some of history’s most famous artists have embraced the medium to create original and dynamic works of art. Now Through July 14, 2013 Sean Scully’s paintings speak
eloquently to the history of
abstraction, engaging in a
passionate conversation with
the legacies of Abstract Expressionism
and Minimalism while
offering new models for the
continuing role of nonfigurative
art.In the Galleries Great Stair Hall Balcony, second floor The monumental 13-panel tapestry set representing the "History of Constantine the Great" is a tour de force of the Baroque style and one of the Museum's most important masterpieces. It consists of seven weavings presented to Cardinal Francesco Barberini by Louis XIII in 1625, along with six panels woven in the Barberini tapestry manufactory in Rome between 1630 and 1642.  Gallery 204, second floor A Medieval cloister was usually a space at the heart of a monastery where a variety of highly regulated events in the lives of members of the religious order took place. The Museum’s cloister, based on the design at Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines in southwestern France, and the rare Romanesque fountain at its center, afford visitors a space for quiet thought. Most "Loved" Object
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