Aurelio Font

Review of Barnes Foundation

This is a fine museum and a great place for both n...

This is a fine museum and a great place for both novice and experienced art lovers.The collection is quite large and focuses mainly on the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Modern art period with well thought out touches of Renaissance, Classic, and medieval art strategically placed to complement the predominantly more modern art from the 19th century and onwards. The early samplings of Monet, Van Gough were touching and there is an surprising number of works by Cezanne, Picasso, Pisarro, El Greco, Goya, Manet, and Seurrat. The bulk of the collection. represents the works of Renoir (a favorite of Albert Barnes). A must for any art lover and a wonderful way to appreciate the arc of the works of some of great painters through the course of their lives.