
John G. Johnson (1841-1917): A Celebration of 150 Years
March 30, 1991 - July 14, 1991

Portrait of Girolamo Contarini, 1570s
Paolo Veronese (Paolo di Gabriele Caliari), Italian (active Verona, Venice, and environs)
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John G. Johnson (1841-1917): A Celebration of 150 Years
March 30, 1991 - July 14, 1991
April 4 marks the 150th birthday of John G. Johnson, renowned Philadelphia lawyer and avid collector of European painting from the 15th
through the 19th centuries. To celebrate the anniversary, the Museum has mounted a display of biographical and archival materials that
document the patterns of Johnson's emerging taste and the decisions he made to acquire some of the most important works to come to this
country at the turn of the century. The display will include several critical paintings pursued by Johnson for his collection, which now forms
the core of the Museum's holding of old master paintings.