Kimbell Art Museum Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Here, Turner depicts an episode from Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” in which the sea god Glaucus pursues the beautiful ocean nymph Scylla. Scylla flees from the outstretched arms of her would-be lover, who has been transformed into a sea monster by the jealous Circe, who loves Glaucus.

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Is reading more books one of your 2023 resolutions? 📚 📖 We’ll help you get started with our January Artful Readings pick: “Portrait of an Unknown Lady,” by María Gainza; translated by Thomas Bunstead (2022). https://t.co/bJHsvyfjaf

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Art book lovers, rejoice – “Kimbell Art Museum: Masterworks from the Collection” is here! Take home our collection and admire your favorite masterworks time and time again with this new publication, now available in the Museum Shop. https://t.co/jxquSOrooW

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He is none other than Murillo himself! This clever “picture inside a picture” is 1 of 2 known self-portraits by the artist.👨🏻‍🎨 ___ Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, “Self-Portrait,” c. 1650–55, oil on canvas. The Frick Collection, New York. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Frick II, 2014 https://t.co/DPYTwRD9O5

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Today is #NationalReadAcrossAmericaDay, and we’re celebrating with our next Artful Readings book club pick! Set in 1550s Florence, “The Marriage Portrait” by Maggie O’Farrell is about Lucrezia, a young woman who gets engaged to a stranger and enters an unfamiliar court. https://t.co/ytCKhwpa2E