Kimbell Art Museum

Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX

When I walked into the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, I wasn't quite sure what to expect... In a city celebrated more for its rodeo roots than for Renaissance art, the Kimbell presented a gateway to an expansive and vibrant collection that spans continents and millennia, right at the heart of the American Southwest.

The unique charm of the museum was evident. Its size is manageable, even intimate, fostering a more personal connection with the art. In contrast to larger, more imposing institutions, the Kimbell allows visitors the luxury of time—time to linger in front of each piece, to reflect, and to engage deeply without feeling rushed.

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Between Hope and Fear (1876)

Frederic Leighton, Portrait Of May Sartoris (1860)

Crouching Aphrodite, c. 50 B.C.–A.D. 140

Michelangelo Buonarroti, The Torment of Saint Anthony (1487)

Gustave Caillebotte, On the Pont de l’Europe (1876–77)

Giovanni Bellini, Christ Blessing (1500)

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, Self-Portrait (1781)

(Detail) Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, Self-Portrait (1781)

(Detail) Jacques-Louis David, The Anger of Achilles (1819)

The art itself is remarkable. The ability to stand close to Michelangelo’s “The Torment of Saint Anthony”—his earliest known painting—or to closely examine the details in Jacques-Louis David's "The Anger of Achilles" allowed me to connect with these works in a way that was both enlightening and profound. It's rare to encounter a museum that showcases so many outstanding examples of art history.

Jacques-Louis David, The Anger of Achilles (1819)

Piet Mondrian, Abstraction (1939–42)

Paul Cézanne, Man in a Blue Smock (1896–97)

(Left) François Boucher, Venus at Vulcan's Forge (1769) (Right) François Boucher, Juno Asking Aeolus to Release the Winds (1769)

Diego Velázquez, Portrait of Don Pedro de Barberana (1631–33)

Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Elizabeth Warren (1759)

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canale), The Molo, Venice, (1735)

Peter Paul Rubens, Equestrian Portrait of the Duke of Buckingham (1625)

Sebastiano del Piombo (Sebastiano Luciani), Head of a Woman (early 1530s)

Quinten Metsys, Portrait of Jacob Obrecht (1496)

Paul Gauguin, Self-Portrait (1885)

Fernand Léger, Composition, (1920)

Assyrian Winged Deities, (between 874 B.C. – 860 B.C.)

Antonio Canova, Ideal Head of a Woman (1817)

Young Female Attendant (340–330 B.C.) Greek

Kimbell Art Museum

For art lovers or those searching for a place filled with deep cultural resonance, the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth stands out as a top-notch destination. It's not just the caliber of its globally acclaimed art that captivates but also the thoughtful curation of each piece and every gallery. My visit here was unique and touched by the depth of the collection.