“The Knitter, (Tricoteuse)” 1879, William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905), Oil on canvas, 39.5 x 24 in., Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.
“Young Shepherdess (Jeune bergère),” 1868, William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905), Oil on canvas, 41 3/4 x 31 in., Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.
“The Thinker (Le Penseur),” 19th Century (Casting ca. 1920-1930), Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917), Bronze, edition 10 of 86, 27 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 22 in., Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.
“Springtime (Le Printemps),” 19th century, Pierre-Auguste Cot (French, 1837-1883), Oil on canvas, 41 1/8 x 25 1/4 in. Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.
“The Day of the Dead at Campo Santo, Pisa, (Le jour des morts au Campo Santo de Pise),” 1872, Pierre Auguste Cot (French, 1837-1883), Oil on canvas, Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.
“When Love is Young,” 1883, Vittorio Matteo Corcos (Italian, 1859-1933), Oil on canvas, 22 x 34 in., Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.
“Remembering the Great Maneuvers (Souvenirs des Grandes Manœuvres),’’ 1879, Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille (French, 1848-1912), Oil on canvas, Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.
“Morning (Le Matin),” 19th Century, Étienne Pierre Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812-1867), Oil on canvas, 12 x 21 in. Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.
Auguste Bonheur (French, 1824-1884), “Rencontre des Deux Troupeaux dans les Pyrenees (The Meeting of Two Herds in the Pyrenees),” ca.1861, Oil on canvas, 90 x 140 in. Gift of Arthur I. Appleton
Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822-1899), “Peasants Going to Market,” 1866, Watercolor on paper, 13 x 21 in. Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.
Narcisse-Virgilio Diaz de la Peña (French, 1807-1876), “La Figure dans une Clairière (Figure in a Clearing),” 1875, Oil on panel, 19 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. Gift of Arthur I. Appleton
Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton (French, 1827-1906), “Femmes Récoltant des Pommes de Terre (Women Harvesting Potatoes),” 1868, Oil on canvas, 49 5/8 x 41 1/8 in. Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.
Antoine-Jean-Etienne Faivre (French, 1830-1905), “Portrait de Nessim-Bey Campagne d’Asie (Portrait of Nessim-Bey, The Asian Campaign),” 1855, Oil on canvas, 59 x 47 in., Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.
Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824 – 1904), “Odalisque,” not dated, Oil on canvas, 15 ½ x 12 ¼ in. Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.
Conrad Kiesel (German, 1846-1921), “Mandolinata,” n.d., Oil on canvas, 38 1/2 x 46 1/4 in. Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827-1875), “Pêcheur Napolitain à la Coquille (Neapolitan Fisherboy),” Model completed 1857; cast ca. 1870s, Bronze, 36 x 18 x 19 in., Gift of Arthur I. Appleton.
William Raymond Dommersen (Dutch, 1850-1927), “Amersfoort, Holland,” Late 19th to early 20th century, Gift in memory of Norman Braband.
Auguste-Henri Carli (French, 1868-1930), “Dutch Woman,” Marble, 15 5/8 x 14 1/4 in. Gift of the Estate of Mary Ann Cofrin.
“Stuart Needlework Panel,” ca. 1662-1680, Unknown artist British Silk, chenille, silver purl and embroidery on satin, 13 ½ x 12 in., Gift of William and Myra Mathers Florida Institute of Technology 2021 transfer.
Beloved by the public and museum founder Arthur I. Appleton, the European collection spans the 17th through 19th centuries and includes painting, sculpture and decorative arts from France, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Great Britain and Germany. Artistic movements such as Romanticism, Post-Romanticism, Realism, Orientalism and the pre-Raphaelites are represented. Acclaimed artists in the collection include Auguste Rodin, Narcisse-Virgilio Diaz de la Peña, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Pierre-Auguste Cot, Jean-Léon Gérôme and Jules Breton, among others.