VISUAL ARTS

    Visual-Description Tour of "Late Renoir" for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

    Visual-Description Tour of "Late Renoir" for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

    Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art

    June 21, 2010


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    The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents a visual-description tour of its latest exhibit for people who are blind or visually impaired. Late Renoir follows the renowned painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir through the final—and most fertile and innovative—decades of his career. At the height of his creative powers and looking toward posterity, Renoir created art that was timeless, enticing, and worthy of comparison to the greatest of the old masters, such as Raphael, Titian and Rubens. He devoted himself to joyful subjects—frolicking bathers, domestic idylls, the drama of classical mythology, and the brilliance of Mediterranean landscape and sea. His fluid brushstrokes and masterful use of color won the admiration of the emerging modernist avant-garde, who considered Renoir one of the greatest living artists. Approximately 80 paintings, drawings and sculptures by Renoir are being displayed alongside 20 works by younger artists—Aristide Maillol, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso among them—to illustrate, illumine and celebrate Renoir’s legacy.


    • At-a-
      Glance

      • Venue Info

        Philadelphia Museum of Art

        26th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway
        Philadelphia, PA 19130

        Full map and directions

      • Admission Info

        Tickets: Adults $24; Seniors $22; Students (ages 13-18) $20; Children (5-12) $14; Children 4 and under and museum members Free. You must sign up by Friday, June 18.

        Info Phone: 215-684-7602

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        June 21, 2010

        Times:
        11:00-12:30 a.m.

      • Accessibility Info