The European art collection at MAG spans the medieval period through the early 20th century and encompasses works in all media. Highlights include medieval sculpture and manuscripts, Renaissance tapestries and armor, Italian and Northern baroque painting showcased in the Fountain Court near the Eastman School of Music’s Italian Baroque organ, and works by Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, and Édouard Vuillard.
Highlights
French artist
Limestone, polychromy. R. T. Miller Fund, 1949.76
Master of the Prayerbooks of 1500
Paint and ink on parchment. The Marie Adelaide Devine Fund and the Marion Stratton Gould Fund. Joint acquisition with River Campus Libraries: Rush Rhees Library Campaign for the ‘90s Fund and University Allocated Materials Fund, 2023.20.1
Pieter Huys
Oil on cradled panel. Marion Stratton Gould Fund, 2025.19
Edouard Vuillard
Oil on paper mounted on panel. Gift of Fletcher Steele, 1971.18
Luca Giordano
Oil on canvas. Marion Stratton Gould Fund, Maurice R. and Maxine B. Forman Fund, Gallery Purchase Fund, gift of Whitney F. Hoyt, by exchange, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hollister Spencer, by exchange, 2005.34
Anthony van Dyck
Oil on canvas. George Eastman Collection of the University of Rochester, 1968.100
Claude Monet
Oil on canvas. Gift of Marie C. and Joseph C. Wilson, 1991.35
Fernand Léger
Oil on canvas. Marion Stratton Gould Fund, 1946.11 © Estate of Fernand Leger/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
