Marisa J Pascucci
@marisajpascucci.bsky.social
Curator | Art Historian | Educator
Looking at the world through the lens of art history since 1992.
Embrace Art. Ars Longa, Vita Brevis. #artgeek
marisapascucci.art
Looking at the world through the lens of art history since 1992.
Embrace Art. Ars Longa, Vita Brevis. #artgeek
marisapascucci.art
Winter’s Embrace via Edward Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) “Starry Night,” 1893, oil on canvas, 53.5 x 55.25 in. @gettymuseum.bsky.social • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
December 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Winter’s Embrace via Edward Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) “Starry Night,” 1893, oil on canvas, 53.5 x 55.25 in. @gettymuseum.bsky.social • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
New month, new book thanks, again to @davidsonlibrary ILL. Revisiting an often-read historian from my undergrad and graduate school days. “Is art history? Selected Writings, Svetlana Alpers”
• Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #ArtBookGeek 🤓📖
• Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #ArtBookGeek 🤓📖
December 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
New month, new book thanks, again to @davidsonlibrary ILL. Revisiting an often-read historian from my undergrad and graduate school days. “Is art history? Selected Writings, Svetlana Alpers”
• Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #ArtBookGeek 🤓📖
• Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #ArtBookGeek 🤓📖
Art history is far from dead, boring, or stagnate. Recently re-discovered: Michelangelo Buonaratti (Caprese 1475-1564 Rome) Red-chalk study for foot of the Libyan Sibyl, 1511-12, 5 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. @christiesinc Feb 5, 2026, $1.5-2mil• Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #AOTD
November 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Art history is far from dead, boring, or stagnate. Recently re-discovered: Michelangelo Buonaratti (Caprese 1475-1564 Rome) Red-chalk study for foot of the Libyan Sibyl, 1511-12, 5 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. @christiesinc Feb 5, 2026, $1.5-2mil• Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #AOTD
Safe travels one and all this Thanksgiving holiday. John Sloan (American, 1871–1951) “Gray and Brass,” 1907, oil on canvas, 22 x 27 in @metmuseum •
Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Safe travels one and all this Thanksgiving holiday. John Sloan (American, 1871–1951) “Gray and Brass,” 1907, oil on canvas, 22 x 27 in @metmuseum •
Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
Just because & Happy Tuesday 😌
November 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Just because & Happy Tuesday 😌
Knowledge-seeking Sunday from Perugino (1450, Citta della Pieve, d. 1523, Perugia) “Prophets and Sibyls,” 1497-1500, fresco, 229 x 370 cm, Collegio del Cambio, Perugia • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #RenaissanceArt #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD 📜📖
November 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Knowledge-seeking Sunday from Perugino (1450, Citta della Pieve, d. 1523, Perugia) “Prophets and Sibyls,” 1497-1500, fresco, 229 x 370 cm, Collegio del Cambio, Perugia • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #RenaissanceArt #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD 📜📖
Autumnal Feelings: Edward Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) “Autumn by the Greenhouse,” 1923-25, oil on canvas, 28.75 x 35.8 in., whereabouts unknown • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Autumnal Feelings: Edward Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) “Autumn by the Greenhouse,” 1923-25, oil on canvas, 28.75 x 35.8 in., whereabouts unknown • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
Always a sucker for precise architectural rendering no matter the subject matter. Hendrik van Steenwijck the Younger (Flemish, c.1580–1640) “Ester and Mordecai,” 1616, oil on panel, 20.25 x 15.125 in. • #AOTD #Baroque #NorthernBaroque #ArtGeek • Embrace Art
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Always a sucker for precise architectural rendering no matter the subject matter. Hendrik van Steenwijck the Younger (Flemish, c.1580–1640) “Ester and Mordecai,” 1616, oil on panel, 20.25 x 15.125 in. • #AOTD #Baroque #NorthernBaroque #ArtGeek • Embrace Art
New month, new book thanks to ILL from @davidsonlibrary “Wealth and Beauty: Pier Francesco Foschi and Painting in Renaissance Florence” by @georgiamuseum • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #RenaissanceArt #ArtHistorianForHire #ArtBookGeek 🤓🇮🇹📖
November 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
New month, new book thanks to ILL from @davidsonlibrary “Wealth and Beauty: Pier Francesco Foschi and Painting in Renaissance Florence” by @georgiamuseum • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #RenaissanceArt #ArtHistorianForHire #ArtBookGeek 🤓🇮🇹📖
All Saints Day via Fra Angelico (ca. 1400, Vicchio nell Mugello, d. 1455, Roma) “The Forerunners of Christ with Saints & Martyrs: Inner Right Predella Panel” predlla Fiesole San Domenico Altarpiece, 1423-24, egg tempera on wood, 12.5 x 25 in • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistorianForHire #AOTD
November 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
All Saints Day via Fra Angelico (ca. 1400, Vicchio nell Mugello, d. 1455, Roma) “The Forerunners of Christ with Saints & Martyrs: Inner Right Predella Panel” predlla Fiesole San Domenico Altarpiece, 1423-24, egg tempera on wood, 12.5 x 25 in • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistorianForHire #AOTD
Ghost story via Karen LaMonte (American, b. 1967) “Etude 3,” cast glass, 24 x 22 x 8 in. • 👻 🎃 🖤🤍 • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
October 31, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Ghost story via Karen LaMonte (American, b. 1967) “Etude 3,” cast glass, 24 x 22 x 8 in. • 👻 🎃 🖤🤍 • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
I voted early. 🇺🇸🗳️ Bertha Margaret Boyé (American, (1883-1930), “Votes for Women,” Sierra Art and Engraving Co. Press, poster, 1913, 15.5 x 23 in., @SchlesingerLibrary • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
October 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I voted early. 🇺🇸🗳️ Bertha Margaret Boyé (American, (1883-1930), “Votes for Women,” Sierra Art and Engraving Co. Press, poster, 1913, 15.5 x 23 in., @SchlesingerLibrary • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
Getting into the spooky season mood with Ivan Albright (American, 1897–1983) “Picture of Dorian Gray,” 1943–44, oil on canvas, 85 × 42 in. @artinstitutechi.bsky.social
#AOTD
#ArtHistory #arthistorianforhire
#ArtGeek
PS: Who needs AI for the extraordinary when you have art history? 🤨
#AOTD
#ArtHistory #arthistorianforhire
#ArtGeek
PS: Who needs AI for the extraordinary when you have art history? 🤨
October 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Getting into the spooky season mood with Ivan Albright (American, 1897–1983) “Picture of Dorian Gray,” 1943–44, oil on canvas, 85 × 42 in. @artinstitutechi.bsky.social
#AOTD
#ArtHistory #arthistorianforhire
#ArtGeek
PS: Who needs AI for the extraordinary when you have art history? 🤨
#AOTD
#ArtHistory #arthistorianforhire
#ArtGeek
PS: Who needs AI for the extraordinary when you have art history? 🤨
New month, new book: reminiscing to Spring 1995 when you could visit the @museelouvre and share a gallery with a couple hundred others instead of one thousand • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire
October 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
New month, new book: reminiscing to Spring 1995 when you could visit the @museelouvre and share a gallery with a couple hundred others instead of one thousand • Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire
Remembering the tour of a lifetime. Titian (Tiziano Vecellio, 1490, Pieve di Cadore-1576, Venezia) “Portrait of a Knight of Malta,” ca. 1515, oil in canvas, 31 in × 25 in. @uff 🇮🇹 Castello di Magione #Umbria Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
September 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Remembering the tour of a lifetime. Titian (Tiziano Vecellio, 1490, Pieve di Cadore-1576, Venezia) “Portrait of a Knight of Malta,” ca. 1515, oil in canvas, 31 in × 25 in. @uff 🇮🇹 Castello di Magione #Umbria Embrace art. #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
The importance of reading: Pier Francesco Foschi (Florence, 1502-1567), “Portrait of a Lady,” ca. 1530-1535, oil on panel, 39 3/4 x 31 in. @museothyssen #Firenze #Mannerism #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
September 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The importance of reading: Pier Francesco Foschi (Florence, 1502-1567), “Portrait of a Lady,” ca. 1530-1535, oil on panel, 39 3/4 x 31 in. @museothyssen #Firenze #Mannerism #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
Trees through the forest, the forest through the trees: Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944) “Trees,” ca. 1912, oil on canvas, 37 × 28 ¼ in. @carnegiemuseumofart ▪️ #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
September 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Trees through the forest, the forest through the trees: Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944) “Trees,” ca. 1912, oil on canvas, 37 × 28 ¼ in. @carnegiemuseumofart ▪️ #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #AOTD
Fall-ing: Paul Signac (French, 1863-1935) “The Bonaventure Pine in Saint-Tropez, opus 239,” 1893, oil on canvas, 25 7/8 × 31 7/8 in. @mfahouston• #NeoImpressionist 🇫🇷#Pointillism #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire
September 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Fall-ing: Paul Signac (French, 1863-1935) “The Bonaventure Pine in Saint-Tropez, opus 239,” 1893, oil on canvas, 25 7/8 × 31 7/8 in. @mfahouston• #NeoImpressionist 🇫🇷#Pointillism #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire
New month, new book: back to a classic series “Gioto,” by Roberto Salvani (c) 1963 with original price of $3.95 • 🤓 #ArtBookGeek #ArtHistory #ArtGeek #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #Italian #LaStoriaDella’Arte
September 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
New month, new book: back to a classic series “Gioto,” by Roberto Salvani (c) 1963 with original price of $3.95 • 🤓 #ArtBookGeek #ArtHistory #ArtGeek #ArtHistorianForHire #CuratorForHire #Italian #LaStoriaDella’Arte
August 15: El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614) “The Assumption of the Virgin,” 1577–79, oil on canvas, 158 3/4 × 83 7/16 in. @artinstitutechi.bsky.social #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorian
August 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
August 15: El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614) “The Assumption of the Virgin,” 1577–79, oil on canvas, 158 3/4 × 83 7/16 in. @artinstitutechi.bsky.social #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorian
New month, new book: jumping back to the 21st century with @shahzia.sikander from @clevelandmuseumofart • 🤓 #ArtHistory #ArtGeek #ArtHistorian #Curator
August 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
New month, new book: jumping back to the 21st century with @shahzia.sikander from @clevelandmuseumofart • 🤓 #ArtHistory #ArtGeek #ArtHistorian #Curator
The Muses via Andrea Mantegna (Isola di Carturo, circa 1431 - Mantua, 1506) “Parnassus,” circa 1496-1497, tempera on canvas, 5 x 6 ft. @museelouvre #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorian #RenaissanceArt #Mythology
July 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The Muses via Andrea Mantegna (Isola di Carturo, circa 1431 - Mantua, 1506) “Parnassus,” circa 1496-1497, tempera on canvas, 5 x 6 ft. @museelouvre #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorian #RenaissanceArt #Mythology
All the beautiful oddities that define the style of Mannerism via Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564-1651) “Charity,” c. 1590, oil on wood, 27 x 21 7/16 in. #ClevelandMuseumofArt #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorian #Mannerism #allegory
July 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
All the beautiful oddities that define the style of Mannerism via Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564-1651) “Charity,” c. 1590, oil on wood, 27 x 21 7/16 in. #ClevelandMuseumofArt #ArtGeek #ArtHistory #ArtHistorian #Mannerism #allegory
Some artworks just fit your day: Vittore Carpaccio (b. 1472, Venezia, d. 1526, Capodistria) “The Lion of St. Mark,” 1516, tempera on canvas, 51 x 145 in., Palazzo Ducale, Venezia • #AOTD
#ArtGeek #ItalianArt #ArtHistorian #ArtHistory
#ArtGeek #ItalianArt #ArtHistorian #ArtHistory
July 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Some artworks just fit your day: Vittore Carpaccio (b. 1472, Venezia, d. 1526, Capodistria) “The Lion of St. Mark,” 1516, tempera on canvas, 51 x 145 in., Palazzo Ducale, Venezia • #AOTD
#ArtGeek #ItalianArt #ArtHistorian #ArtHistory
#ArtGeek #ItalianArt #ArtHistorian #ArtHistory