The creation of a work of art, just as with music or poetry, begins with the germ of an idea or a sudden inspiration, suggested by, say, the flash of
Melchers to Appear in Impressionist Exhibition
Considering the Covid-19 maelstrom in which we find ourselves surrounded, I take great pleasure in having to share some happy news by giving a shout
Staff Teams Up to Reconstruct Melchers-Era Farm Building
Thanks to the careful research of former Cultural Resource Manager Beate Jensen and the expert carpentry of our Maintenance Manager, Dave Ludeker and
Local Poet Extols Belmont’s Spirit of Place
When poet, writer and editor Elizabeth Spencer Spragins of Fredericksburg travels the globe, her antennae are tuned to sacred echoes in the natural
A “Back Stairs” Party to Remember
Recently in my research I ran across a letter composed by the wife of Gari Melchers that I think is worth sharing. In it Mrs. Melchers recounted an
Familiar Face in the News
Reproduced in the 2019 Summer issue of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Magazine is a 1930 portrait painted by Gari Melchers of John Barton Payne.
Seventeenth Century Status Symbol
Sometimes when our guests enter the dining room and encounter the monumental painting Market Scene (above, 12' x 7') they profess to having seen it
Spotlight on the Golden Age of Mural Painting
UPDATE: The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876-1917 will open at the Yale University Art Gallery on September 6,
Now On view!
Much to our delight, our conservators have been busily cranking out refurbished canvases this fall, thanks to generous gifts from the