Ringling Museum
The Ringling Museum of Art was worth the trip to Sarasota, Florida. At first I didn't know what to expect, I thought it would be a boring museum of prints or a limited collection on display for a period of time; however, this was not the case. At first I didn't put two and two together but upon arrival at the museum two plus two suddenly became four. John Ringling was co-founder and owner in 1884, along with his five brothers, of the Ringling Brothers Circus. Later in 1907 they acquired the Barnum & Bailey Show changing the name to the well-known Ringling Brothers & Barnum Bailey Circus. John and his wife Mable accumulated a vast fortune not only through the Circus, but through real estate, and railroad deals. One of the real estate purchases he made was a 31 acre bay front estate in 1912 located in Sarasota, Florida were at the time only a single frame house stood. The purchase was originally made for a winter vacationing home for him and his wife. However, in 1924 he began construction of his mansion Ca d'Zan then in 1927 the Ringling Museum of Art and then later he added the winter quarters for the circus. Also during this time from about 1924 to 1931 John and his wife collected 600 pieces of various works of art inclu
Joseph in the middle of the night took baby Jesus and Mary and departed for Egypt. Joseph is sitting beside Mary admiring the baby Jesus well on unpacking dishes. In its simplicity the blue cloak is warming and inviting and the painting is very harmonious. After ten years of turmoil over ownership the State of Florida in 1946 agreed to continue the legacy left by John and his wife. We are immediately drawn to Joseph and the Virgin Mary caring for baby Jesus. There were so many paintings I enjoyed just to mention a few; Nicolas Poussin's The Ecstasy of Saint Paul, Cristoforo Munari Still Life with Plates, after seeing this painting it was time for lunch, and the mystery behind Francesco Cairo's Judith with the Head of Holofernes. Above and to the right hanging from a tree is an angle picking fruit and dropping it down below to an angle collecting the fruit for dinner. I fell in love with the painting of The Blue Madonna by Carlo Dolci. Soon after the birth of Jesus an angle came to Joseph in a dream and orders him to take Mary and the baby Jesus and flee to Egypt because Herod is going to search for the child and kill him. The Museum collection actually consist of over 10,000 various pieces of art work but because of limited space the museum cannot exhibit the full scope of the collection at one time. I recommend that you strongly suggest to all your students to visit the Ringling Museum of Art. The youth is seen from the waist up sitting with his left should position at the edge of the painting. We see Madonna from about the chest up cloaked in a blue veil. ding paintings, sculptures, and furniture for the museum. You wonder about the pain or the feelings she felt at this moment or rather what the artist was feeling.
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