| Renaissance Masterpiece Coming to Portland Art Museum | | | La Bella: Titian's Woman in a Blue Dress
November 25, 2011 – January 29, 2012
This fall, the Portland Art Museum's popular Masterworks/Portland series continues with the presentation of an exceptional painting by the most celebrated artist of Renaissance Venice: Titian's La Bella (Woman in a Blue Dress).
From the collection of the Galleria Palatina in Florence, the luminous painting is a classic portrait of a beautiful woman in a magnificent dress and luxurious accessories of the day. La Bella's blue gown is accented with gold embroidery with ruffles at the neckline and cuffs, and gold, ruby, and pearl jewelry accents her elegant presentation.
In 2009, the Museum featured Raphael's La Velata (The Woman with a Veil), and with La Bella, Museum visitors can continue their exploration of Renaissance portraiture. As with Raphael's painting, mystery also surrounds the identity of La Bella; Titian painted the same subject in multiple portraits and there is speculation that La Bella is the same woman in Titian's landmark work Venus of Urbino, which was painted during the same period.
Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to see Titian's La Bella in Portland.
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| | Be our Guest, Bring a Guest | | | Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, April 10, noon-5 p.m.
Members are invited to bring a friend for free during this very special weekend. You and your guest can explore the galleries and enjoy docent-guided tours, as well as prize drawings and discount offers throughout the weekend. Outside in the Museum's courtyard, the Koi Fusion food cart will be serving up a tasty fusion of Mexican and Korean street snacks on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.
Don't miss these special offers, available only during Members Weekend:
Membership Discounts
20% discount on NEW memberships purchased on site. If your guest joins the Museum during Members Weekend you'll receive two months added to your membership!
Members Prize Drawings
Enter to win a $500 shopping spree at the Museum Shop, a limited edition Pendleton blanket, or a gift basket filled with Museum Shop merchandise.
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| | Live Wire at the Museum | | | Friday, April 15, 7:30 p.m.
Live Wire, Portland's very own radio variety show, is celebrating its 7th Anniversary and 150th SesquiSensational Episode at the Portland Art Museum. This exclusive event will include live performances by Holcombe Waller and Sophe Lux, as well as appearances by Todd Haynes, Academy Award-Nominated director of "Far From Heaven" and "I'm Not There"; Anne Lamott, a novelist and political activist best known for her candor and self-deprecating humor; and Stacy Bolt, a writer, blogger, essayist, and humorist. Live Wire airs on Oregon Public Broadcasting every Saturday at 7 p.m.
Museum members are invited to take advantage of a special $5 discount off the price of a reserved ticket.
Tickets: $30 general admission; $40 member reserved; $45 reserved. Advance tickets available online or on site at the Museum box office.
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| | 19th Portland Jewish Film Festival | | | April 3-17, 2011
The Northwest Film Center and the Institute for Judaic Studies are proud to present the 19th Portland Jewish Film Festival, an annual celebration of the diversity of Jewish history, culture, and identity. The films in this year's Festival touch on tragedy, embrace humor, and recount the emotional and tangible gains and losses of a people. Highlights include Grace Paley: Collected Shorts, a film about the author and activist whose female, urban New York tales became classics in the 1950s, and Nuremberg: Its Lessons for Today, a remarkable documentary about the post-war Nuremberg trials that was released in Germany in 1948 but has never been screened in the United States until now.
For more information, including a complete schedule of screenings, visit nwfilm.org.
Tickets: $9 general admission; $8 students, seniors, and Portland Art Museum members. Festival Passes: $85.
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| | | | | | Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), Woman in a Blue Dress ("La Bella"), 1536, Oil on canvas, Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence | | | |
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