Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA

Q: What are the top paintings at the Norton Simon Museum?

Fragonard's The Happy Lovers and Guido Reni's St Cecilia are highlights. Seurat's Angelica at the Rock and Zurbaran's still lifes round out a strong European collection.

Q: Where is the Norton Simon Museum?

On Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California. It's walkable from Old Town Pasadena and close to the Rose Bowl. Chardin's Game Still Life with Hunting Dog is in the ground-floor galleries.

Q: What art movements are featured?

Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, and Academic Art are all represented. Bouguereau's Academic paintings and Impressionist works anchor the 19th-century rooms.

Q: What's the sculpture garden like?

Designed around a central pond inspired by Monet's Giverny. Bronze sculptures line the walkways. Seurat's Post-Impressionist works inside pair well with the garden's Impressionist spirit.

Q: Who founded the Norton Simon Museum?

Norton Simon, an American industrialist, spent over 30 years building the collection. He focused on quality over quantity. Guido Reni's and Zurbaran's Baroque works were among his earliest European acquisitions.

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Museum Address

411 W Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105, United States

Pasadena, US

Ticket Prices

$20 (under 18 free)

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7 artists in database

1Raphael1 work 2Georges Seurat1 work 3Jean-Honoré Fragonard1 work 4Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin1 work 5Guido Reni1 work

The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California, houses one of the finest private art collections in the United States. Built by industrialist Norton Simon over three decades, the museum holds European paintings from the Renaissance through the 20th century, plus a strong Southeast Asian sculpture collection. Jean-Honore Fragonard's The Happy Lovers and Francisco de Zurbaran's still lifes are among the Old Master highlights.

Georges Seurat's Angelica at the Rock and Bouguereau's Academic paintings draw visitors to the 19th-century galleries. Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin's Game Still Life with Hunting Dog and Guido Reni's St Cecilia represent earlier centuries. The museum sits on Colorado Boulevard, walkable from Old Town Pasadena. Its sculpture garden, designed by Nancy Goslee Power, wraps around a central pond inspired by Monet's Giverny.

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Fragonard's The Happy Lovers and Guido Reni's St Cecilia are highlights. Seurat's Angelica at the Rock and Zurbaran's still lifes round out a strong European collection.

On Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California. It's walkable from Old Town Pasadena and close to the Rose Bowl. Chardin's Game Still Life with Hunting Dog is in the ground-floor galleries.

Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, and Academic Art are all represented. Bouguereau's Academic paintings and Impressionist works anchor the 19th-century rooms.

Designed around a central pond inspired by Monet's Giverny. Bronze sculptures line the walkways. Seurat's Post-Impressionist works inside pair well with the garden's Impressionist spirit.

Norton Simon, an American industrialist, spent over 30 years building the collection. He focused on quality over quantity. Guido Reni's and Zurbaran's Baroque works were among his earliest European acquisitions.

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