Randuwa II: Walters Art Museum: Gerome and Friends

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Walters Art Museum: Gerome and Friends

The 4th floor of the Walters Art Museums 1974 Annex is dedicated to some of the favorite paintings actually acquired by the Walters (father and son) and they had a penchant for Academicism in all of its iterations: Historic theme, mythological themes and Orientalism. All three of which found flower in the works of the French painter and sculptor, Jean-Léon Gérôme. While the Walters did introduce me to Gerome, many of the works they own are among my favorites. I'm going to break this floor into three parts and start with Gerome specifically and a few other painters and sculptors in this genre who's works on located in the first gallery and along the two corredores.