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Mellon Collection of Impressionist Masterpieces on View in Padua

exhibition · 2026-05-04

An exhibition at Palazzo Zabarella in Padua showcases the private collection of Paul and Rachel Lambert Mellon, featuring works by van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and other Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists. Curated by Colleen Yarger, the show highlights the couple's personal tastes and their role as philanthropists. The collection reflects their love for intimate, everyday scenes and their passion for gardening and horse racing. The exhibition runs from 2019.

Key facts

  • Exhibition at Palazzo Zabarella, Padua
  • Features works from the Mellon collection
  • Includes van Gogh, Monet, Degas, Caillebotte, Toulouse-Lautrec, Utrillo, Bonnard, Delacroix, Géricault, Sisley, Redon, Renoir, Morisot
  • Curated by Colleen Yarger
  • Paul Mellon was heir to a wealthy American industrialist
  • Rachel 'Bunny' Lambert Mellon was a landscape architect and philanthropist
  • Bunny Mellon redesigned the White House Rose Garden for Jacqueline Kennedy
  • The collection emphasizes intimate, domestic scenes and gardens

Entities

Artists

  • Vincent van Gogh
  • Claude Monet
  • Edgar Degas
  • Gustave Caillebotte
  • Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
  • Maurice Utrillo
  • Pierre Bonnard
  • Eugène Delacroix
  • Théodore Géricault
  • Alfred Sisley
  • Odilon Redon
  • Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • Berthe Morisot
  • Pablo Picasso

Institutions

  • Palazzo Zabarella
  • Mellon family
  • Givenchy
  • White House
  • Artribune
  • Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  • National Gallery of Art
  • Yale Centre for British Art

Locations

  • Padua
  • Italy
  • Virginia
  • United States
  • Paris
  • France
  • Giverny
  • Saint-Rémy
  • Oak Spring
  • Washington
  • Richmond

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