Founded in 1860, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is the oldest art museum in Canada and a leading museum in North America. Its collection showcases Quebec and Canadian heritage and international art from a critical and intercultural perspective, and comprises some 45,000 paintings, sculptures, graphic art works, photographs, multimedia installations and decorative art objects dating from antiquity to the present. The MMFA’s exhibitions span every discipline from archaeology to fine arts, to contemporary practices. Laid out over five interconnecting pavilions, the Museum complex includes over 80 exhibition galleries, the Bourgie concert hall, an auditorium and movie theatre, the Boutique and Bookstore, an in-house publishing department, a public sculpture garden and the Michel de la Chenelière International Atelier for Education and Art Therapy.
Hello. I am an author whose first novel will be released in April. I am close to completing my second novel which is set in Montreal. I will be mentioning this painting in my book. I am trying to find information on the subject. This portrait was painted in 1884. Is this a portrait of Luisa Donati Strozzi (1434-1510) as a young woman, before exile? Are those marigolds behind her ear? And the fountain... is that cupid or a cherub or just a young boy with an urn? .The Museum will also be featured in my book. Any help would be truly appreciated. I've spent two days researching so far...
Il est tellement fascinant de voir, étape par étape, la relocalisation et la pose de ces vitraux magnifique!. Merci a la famille Bourgie pour leurs dons qui continuerons a émerveiller tous ceux et celles, qui aurons l'occasion de les voirs tout en assistant a un merveilleur concert dans une salle exceptionelle!. Merci a tous ceux et cells qui ont contribués a cet grand accomplissement en particulier Madame Isolde Lagacé Directrice générale et artistique - Fondatrice de la Salle Bourgie qui a chapeautée ce grand tavail d'adaptation et de restauration. ♥♥♥