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Image of the Moment: "Le Tricheur by Georges De La Tour" - Kimbell Art Museum

May 16, 2008

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The Kimbell Art Museum

A small collection of less than 350 works, the Kimbell Art Museum has been heralded as America's best small museum, with a breathtaking collection and exceptional traveling exhibitions from around the world. The Museum's holdings range in period from antiquity to the 20th century, including European masterpieces by Fra Angelico, Caravaggio, El Greco, La Tour, Rubens, Velezquez, Rembrandt, Houdon, Goya, David, Monet, Cezanne, Picasso, Matisse, and Mondrian. It also has important collections of Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek and Roman antiquities, as well as Asian, Mesoamerican, and African arts.

The Kimbell Art Museum is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding architectural achievements of the modern era. Designed by the American architect Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974), the Museum has won wide acclaim for its classic modern building since its opening in 1972. Kahn's innovative use of natural light and subtle articulation of space and materials greatly enhance the experience of the art. Kahn envisioned a museum with "the luminosity of silver." In his design, "narrow slits to the sky" (as he described the skylights) admit natural light, which is dispersed by perforated metal reflectors onto the underside of cycloid-shaped vaults and down the walls. Courtyards, lunettes, and light slots vary the quality and intensity of the light. The building's gracious proportions, fine craftsmanship, and beautiful landscaping add further to the sense of serenity and restraint.

online: http://www.kimbellart.org/

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