Attractions
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Two (2) Member For a Day Passes
- Item Number
- 164
- Estimated Value
- 50 USD
- Sold
- 30 USD to raqetman1
- Number of Bids
- 3 - Bid History
Item Description
Two (2) Member for a Day Passes!
John Ringling, one of the five original circus kings of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum's circus managers, Charles Thompson. The Ringling's dreamed of helping Sarasota develop into a metropolitan boom town and they became involved in the community, bought real estate, and eventually owned approximately 25 percent of Sarasota's total area.
The couple's first project in Sarasota was the splendid Venetian Gothic mansion C'd Zan, built between 1924 and 1926 for a then staggering sum of $1.5 million. Mable had developed an affection for Venetian buildings on their travels and collected sketches and photos to incorporate into the design of the house which reflects both her and John's taste and passion for opulence. She supervised the construction of the house with architect Dwight James Baum, designer of several New York mansions.
In the spirit of America's wealthiest Gilded Age industrialists, John Ringling gradually acquired a significant art collection, including paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Velezquez, Poussin, Van Dyck and other Baroque masters, as well as rare antiquities from Cyprus. He built a palace for his treasures in a 21-gallery Museum of Art on his Sarasota property.
The Florentine style building emulates the Uffizi Gallery and was specifically designed to house his collection of European paintings and art objects. The Ringling's had accumulated a treasure trove of objects, the result of many trips to Europe while searching for new circus acts. For years they acquired columns, architectural details and many fine art pieces. The result is a museum with a courtyard filled with bronze replicas of Greek and Roman sculpture, including a bronze cast of Michelangelo's David.
John Ringling bequeathed his art collection, mansion and estate to the people of the State of Florida at the time of his death in 1936.
Item Special Note
Expires: December 31, 2016
Each pass grants free admission to the Museum of Art, and the Circus Museum.
Considering taking a mini vacation in the Tampa/St. Petersburg / Lakeland / Clearwater / Sarasota area? Then, you might want to bid on the following items:
Busch Gardens, Tampa Improv Comedy Theater & Restaurant, Museum of Science & Industry, Sarasota Opera, The Florida Orchestra, Starlite Cruises, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Great Explorations, Florida Estates Winery, The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, and Bok Singing Tower.
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