Virtual Valentine’s Day February 7, 2021
British, Portrait of a Couple, said to be Sir Francis and Lady Dashwood at Wycombe Park, 1776, oil on canvas, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston.
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, after a model by Louis-Simon Boizot, Bust of Louis XVI and Bust of Marie Antoinette, c. 1785, porcelain, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Rienzi Collection, Museum purchase funded by the Rienzi Society, Jas Gundry, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Reckling III in honor of Dr. Marjorie Horning and Mrs. Rosanette Cullen, and Lucy J. Currie in memory of Mary Ellen Carey.
Angelica Kauffman, Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus, 1774, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III in memory of Neill Turner Masterson, Jr.
French, Chenet (one of a pair), c. 1710–40, gilt bronze, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Rienzi Collection, Museum purchase funded by the Audrey Jones Beck bequest and the Rienzi Society, with additional funding from Isla and Tommy Reckling in honor of Lowell Collins; Meg Goodman and Mike Bonini; Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III, by exchange; Mr. and Mrs. John Goodman; Mr. and Mrs. Luke McConn; Mr. and Mrs. Brad Tucker; Mr. and Mrs. Cliffe Reckling; and various other donors.
French, Chenet (one of a pair), c. 1710–40, gilt bronze, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Rienzi Collection, Museum purchase funded by the Audrey Jones Beck bequest and the Rienzi Society, with additional funding from Isla and Tommy Reckling in honor of Lowell Collins; Meg Goodman and Mike Bonini; Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III, by exchange; Mr. and Mrs. John Goodman; Mr. and Mrs. Luke McConn; Mr. and Mrs. Brad Tucker; Mr. and Mrs. Cliffe Reckling; and various other donors.
Love in the Time of COVID-19
Valentine’s Day goes virtual with love-inspired at-home activities presented by Rienzi, the MFAH house museum for European decorative arts. Discover some fun facts about the history of this lovely holiday, too!
• Explore the art of letter-writing and learn how to fold romantic regency letters.
• Take an online couple’s quiz with your special someone.
Download the quiz
Education programs at Rienzi receive generous funding from the Sterling-Turner Foundation; Alkek and Williams Foundation; Carroll Sterling and Harris Masterson III Endowment; Isla and Thomas Reckling Household; and the Caroline Wiess Law Endowment for Rienzi.
