Must-see: Hudson River School splendor reinstalled in Hartford
- January 26, 2010 16:16
The majestic landscape paintings of the 19th-century Hudson River School include symbolic images of the wilderness painted while America pursued its "manifest destiny" to expand westward. After a renovation of its Huntington Galleries, Connecticut's Wadsworth Atheneum is displaying its knock-out collection of works by Hudson River School painters such as Albert Bierstadt who so expertly captured the dramatic scenery of California's then little-known Yosemite...
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![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
