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EUROPEAN

The Nasher Museum’s collection of European art contains over 500 objects from the early Renaissance to the Modernist period (c. 1400 – c. 1900).

Strengths of the collection include Baroque painting and sixteenth- and seventeenth-century prints and drawings. Object types include bronze and marble sculpture, wooden architectural fragments and decorative arts, metalwork, and panel painting, among others. Several works in this collection were also part of the original group of medieval and Renaissance period works acquired from the estate of Ernest Brummer in 1966 (see also the Medieval collection). Additional highlights include objects in alabaster and leather, as well as a full illuminated book of hours (c. 1490). Visitors are able to explore the Book of Hours online.

The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University owns more than 10,000 works of art. As part of its mission, the Nasher Museum created this online database to make its collections accessible to a wide audience. This is an ongoing project, so please check back periodically to browse new entries. Some data may change as a result of ongoing research.

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The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
Jacques Callot
1632–1633
Etching on paper
1970.3.1
Caprice: A Cavalry Commander
Jacques Callot
1620s
Etching on paper
1970.4.1
Horse devoured by a Lion (Cheval Devoré par un Lion)
Théodore Gericault
1823
Lithograph on paper
1970.5.1
Vitrutrivius
Artist Unknown
1548
Woodcut on paper
1970.11.1
The Crucifixion
French
c. 1530
Engraving on paper
1970.13.1
Jahel and Sisera
Jan Saenredam
1565–1607
Engraving on paper
1970.16.1
The Annunciation from the series The Small Passion
Albrecht Dürer
c. 1509–1511
Woodcut on paper
1970.18.1
Portrat of Johannes van Mildert
Lucas Emil Vorsterman
c. 1638
Engraving on paper
1970.23.1
Madonna and Child
Aegidius Sadeler
1570–1629
Engraving on paper
1970.24.1
Saint Valentine's Day
Winslow Homer
1868
Engraving on paper
1970.25.1
Saint Christopher
Aegidius Sadeler
1605
Engraving on paper
1970.26.1
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