A Virtual Tour of A New Look at Old Masters

Join three curators on a tour through the newly installed European Paintings galleries.

Contributors

Keith Christiansen
John Pope-Hennessy Chairman, Department of European Paintings
Stephan Wolohojian
Curator, Department of European Paintings
Adam Eaker
Associate Curator, Department of European Paintings

A small wooden carved box featuring figures and a tree in relief.
The author of After Sappho offers a queer feminist reading of Eve and the serpent, reimagining sin as likeness, desire, and bodies transcending gender and species.
Selby Wynn Schwartz
January 9
A close-up detail of a painted face rendered in muted green, blue, and gray tones.
Author Leena Krohn reflects on Helene Schjerfbeck’s portrait of Sigrid Nyberg.
Leena Krohn
December 18, 2025
Fan showing a dramatic scene of a volcanic eruption and lava flow.
How does an everyday object meant to provide relief from the heat represent centuries of travel and exquisite design?
Ashley E. Dunn and Jane R. Becker
December 11, 2025
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