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Gilded Glory: European Treasures from the Martin D’Arcy, S.J.
Collection
Permanently on view
On view year-round, LUMA’s permanent D’Arcy galleries showcase one of the finest
collections of medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art in the Midwest. Explore over five
centuries of sacred and secular European life through painting, sculpture, furniture, ivory,
and metalwork.
Upcoming Exhibitions
David Lee Csicsko: The Art of the Season
November 13, 2018–January 12, 2019
Chicago artist David Lee Csicsko will be featured in the Works on Paper gallery this holiday
season. The exhibition will include new color prints of The Nativity, St Nicholas, Our Lady of
the Rosary & Our Lady of Guadalupe, as well as 16 images of saints in color and a selection
from Csicsko’s black and white series
Saints in the Garden
(1990-1997).
Art and Faith of the Crèche: The Collection of James and
Emilia Govan
November 13, 2018–January 12, 2019
This perennial favorite returns.The story of Mary, Joseph and Jesus has great appeal throughout
the world. See how artists across the globe depict the Nativity with clothes, architecture, and
figures from their native lands.
Save the date!
Opening Reception
:
Art and Faith of the Crèche
Friday, November 30, 2018 • 5:30–7:30 p.m
Images (top to bottom): Wenzel Jamnitzer, Collector’s Chest, ca. 1570, German (Nuremberg), silver gilt, ebony, lapis lazuli, feldspar, bloodstone, amethyst, quartz, and cold enamel, Loyola University Museum of Art,
Martin D’Arcy, S. J.Collection, gift of the Abbie Norman Prince Trust, the Frederick Henry Prince Trust, and the Friends of the Martin D’Arcy Gallery, 1978-09;
Poland (Krakow)
, 2008, Miroslav Dziwisz, Cardboard,
paper, foil, beads, and metal chain, The James and Emilia Govan Crèche Collection, 2009:07-25; David Lee Csicsko, 2018, digital illustration.