This tour offers vivid descriptions of specific works on view in the East Building. Though designed for people with vision loss, this tour is a useful tool for guided looking for all visitors.
The male sleeps in the shadowy recesses of the rocky cave.
See how six artists envisioned the Bard’s plays, from “Romeo and Juliet” to “King Lear.”
glance, Scottish artist David Young Cameron’s watercolor looks like an abstracted rocky
Many artists have painted, photographed, and drawn nature’s magnificent sculptures.
painter Jacob van Ruisdael is known for paintings of massive trees towering above a rocky
Cole’s renowned four-part series traces the journey of an archetypal hero along the „River of Life.“ Confidently assuming control of his destiny and oblivious to the dangers that await him, the voyager boldly strives to reach an aerial castle, emblematic of the daydreams of „Youth“ and its aspirations for glory and fame. As the traveler approaches his goal, the ever-more-turbulent stream deviates from its course and relentlessly carries him toward the next picture in the series, where nature’s fury, evil demons, and self-doubt will threaten his very existence.
painting across a lush landscape and into the distance before disappearing beyond two rocky
Like Duccio’s The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel , this small panel was part of the Maestà , one of the most important masterpieces in the history of Western painting.
Zoom In Zoom Out Recenter Visual Description A man stands on a rocky
The people and animals in this colorful procession are on their way to see the infant Jesus and honor his birth. The procession winds around a hill, under an ancient arch, and to the manger.
The crowd gathers along a pathway that winds around a rocky mountain at the top middle
