William Merritt Chase. A painter between New York and Venice

WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE | The Open Air Breakfast

WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE
The Open Air Breakfast (1888c.),
© Toledo Museum of Art

WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE. A PAINTER BETWEEN NEW YORK AND VENICE

The Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia presents – an absolute European preview– a great retrospective dedicated to the American artist William Merritt Chase.

A renowned figure in the international art circles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) has been an innovative painter who has known to portrait, through a technique inspired by the observation of the masters of European art antic and contemporary, the life of the north American bourgeoisie.

Born in 1849 in Williamsburg, Indiana, William Merritt Chase after a rst studies in New York city, moves in 1872 in Europe to join the Royal Academy in Munich.

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The world’s best restaurants inside a museum

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THE WORLD’S BEST RESTAURANTS INSIDE A MUSEUM

When I visit a museum I always hope that I will find inside it a restaurant or at least a nice café where I can eat a tasty dish and enjoy a view of the city I’m in.
I must confess that I’m not always pleased with it, but there are some very special places.

I’ve already published a list of the 8 best restaurants inside a museum, but I have treasured your suggestions and I must add 5 restaurants you tried out to that list (and I went to one of these restaurants after you recommended to me!)

Here is the list of the world’s best restaurants inside a museum.
Choose the restaurant which tickles your fancy!

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