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NOW OPEN—"The Impressionist Pastel"

This focused installation features pastels from four artists whose work was shown in the Impressionist exhibitions held between 1874 and 1886: Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Eva Gonzalès, and Berthe Morisot.

LEARN MORE—https://t.co/5hwHGOhIym

Following the arrival of US Commodore Perry's fleet in 1853, Japanese artists created scenes of Western customs, dress, technology, and transport—often fictionalizing them in the process.

Learn more in "The Idea of America in 19th-Century Japanese Prints" https://t.co/lkK01zzYE7

The precise meaning of this roundel showing lovers in a garden is unclear, but the fire-breathing dragon was surely a warning.

Glass panels with moralizing and biblical scenes were particularly popular in fine houses of northern Europe—#NowOnView in Medieval and Renaissance Art.

Edgar Degas was born #OnThisDay in 1834.

In this commissioned portrait, Degas chose to show the sitter's authentic self, not at its charming best, but at the party’s end, when the world of illusion becomes one of reality.

See 11 works by Degas on view: https://t.co/vasYU3aT50

Prints and drawings are sensitive to light and can only be displayed for short periods of time. Explore rare works from across the centuries—on view for a limited time.

EXPLORE—https://t.co/tR58YB5cMu

"Is there a more mysterious idea," Franz Marc asked, "than to imagine how nature is reflected in the eyes of animals?"

In "The Bewitched Mill" four birds and a small horse resembling origami animals merge with a cascading stream that turns a waterwheel—#NowOnView in Modern Art.

Born #OnThisDay—Camille Pissarro’s work was driven in part by his egalitarian political beliefs. The daily experiences of rural life preoccupied the artist. His paintings of peasant life reflected his belief in the essential dignity of the laboring class: https://t.co/EhllfqpyPY

The Art Institute's latest digital catalogue brings together fresh perspectives on Ivan Albright and details his unique painterly effects.

Explore his work in "Ivan Albright Paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago"—available for free online: https://t.co/kHiNRQ9c43

In "The Child's Bath" by Mary Cassatt, the mother’s encircling arms and gentle touch convey a feeling of protection and tenderness.

Learn how this sensitive portrayal of a mother and child reflects the most advanced 19th-century ideas about parenting: https://t.co/1lZYbnXUZs

NOW OPEN—"The Idea of America in 19th-Century Japanese Prints"

Following the arrival of US Commodore Perry's fleet in 1853, Japanese artists created scenes of Western customs, dress, technology, and transport, often fictionalizing them in the process: https://t.co/e6rHZUnGTC