Great Painters in Brescia from the Renaissance to the 18th Century

The Portland Art Museum is hosting Great Painters in Brescia from the Renaissance to the 18th Century. Museums from the northern Italian city of Brescia in Lombardy have graciously lent 35 Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces for this special exhibition shown exclusively at the Pacific Northwest museum. Displayed chronologically, the works of art offer a broad sweep of artistic achievement by Brescian painters in terms of portraiture, fresco production, religious images, decorative cycles, landscapes and genre pieces.

"Great Painters in Brescia from the Renaissance to the 18th Century" is on view from April 29 through September 17, 2006 at the Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon. The museum is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Thursdays and Fridays from 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. and Sundays from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 P.M.