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Born #OnThisDay in 1577—Peter Paul Rubens was sought after by patrons across Europe for his expressive style that combined the religious and mythological themes typical of Renaissance painting with the dramatic light, color, and compositions of Baroque art https://t.co/5yRSDcETNG

Summer is officially here! We hope these works evoking the warmest days of the year bring a ray of sunshine to your day—now on view at the Art Institute. ☀️

NOW OPEN—"Manet and Modern Beauty"

Explore Manet's luminous paintings of Parisian life which influenced the Impressionists.

TICKETS—https://t.co/WzDjDdoHtW

One of Paul Delvaux's most ambitious paintings, “The Awakening of the Forest” draws thematic inspiration from Jules Verne. It also shows the dramatic and lasting effect Surrealists like Salvador Dalí and René Magritte had on Delvaux's work in the late 1930s. #NowOnView

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JUNE 1—Sketch Class: Going Places—Poster Impressionism

Explore painting and poster art in this six-week class inspired by the Belle Epoque.

REGISTER—https://t.co/PctQ8eV6i3

This program is for people ages 16 and up. Prior drawing experience is recommended, though not required.

CLOSING SOON—Can you spot the differences in these Japanese woodblock prints?

See three versions of Hokusai's "The Great Wave"—alongside multiple works by other ukiyo-e printmakers—to gain insight into the intricacies of Japanese print production: https://t.co/IdxfCEXEwo

Dancers from the @joffreyballet transform spaces throughout the museum. @CamerasAndDancers #InternationalDanceDay

Images: 1) Jacob Jonas 2) @cshimala 3) Tyler Mcauley 4) @AEndregaard

In 1912, Vasily Kandinsky advocated an art that could inspire, as he put it, "vibrations in the soul." He produced a revolutionary group of increasingly abstract canvases, hoping to bring painting closer to music making.

See four paintings by Kandinsky on view in the Modern Wing

CLOSING MAY 5—"Into the Void: Prints of Lee Bontecou"

While best known for her wall reliefs, Lee Bontecou produced a series of important prints between 1962 and 1982. The images are unmistakably hers: black voids, cosmic orbs, and strange, hybrid forms: https://t.co/kcQxNZ4rBo

"Someone has a great fire in his soul and nobody ever comes to warm themselves at it, and passersby see nothing but a little smoke at the top of the chimney and then go on their way."

—Vincent van Gogh, born #OnThisDay

See 9 paintings by Van Gogh on view https://t.co/VnPRmb7d1w