Before You Leave the Paintings

Remember: - Every painting was revolutionary once - Artists were people with bills, loves, fears - Technique serves emotion - Your response is valid - Art continues conversation across centuries

The paintings wait patiently for your return. Each visit reveals new details, meanings, connections. You've just conversed with Leonardo, Vermeer, Delacroix—and they've been waiting centuries to meet you.

Next: Discover three-dimensional masterpieces in the sculpture collections, where marble breathes and bronze moves.# Part 3: The Collections - Sculptures