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Masterpieces here through Jan. 13 THROUGH Jan. 13, the Milwaukee Art Museum fea- tures Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London, an exhibition of 48 masterpieces, many of which have rarely been seen outside of London. Milwaukee is one of only four stops in the U.S. for the exceptional exhibition. The works are on tour from the Iveagh Bequest collection, which resides at Kenwood House, a London villa that Scottish archi- tect Robert Adam remodeled in the 18th century. Donated to the nation by Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh (1847–1927) and heir to the world's most successful brewery, the collection was shaped by the tastes of the Belle Époque – Europe's equiva- lent to America's Gilded Age – when the earl shared the cultural stage and art market with industry titans such as J. Pierpont Morgan, and Henry Clay Frick. The earl's purchases, made mainly between 1887 and 1891, reveal a taste for the portraiture, landscape and 17th-century Dutch and Flemish works that were typically found in English aristocratic collections. "These artists were inspired by Europe's rich seascapes and landscapes and aristocratic elegance," said Daniel Keegan, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum. "The works are exceptional, sumptuous, and speak to the heart of the 18th-century Golden Age." The Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr., is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun., with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursdays. General admission, which includes all special exhibitions, is $15 for adults and $12 for students over 12, seniors and active mili- tary. There is no admission charge the first Thursday of every month (excluding groups). Visit mam.org. Photos courtesy American Federation of Arts: Pieter van den Broecke, 1633, by Frans Hals (Dutch, ca. 1581-1666), oil on canvas. You'll fall in love with us anytime of the day! B A R – R E S TA U R A N T Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Happy Hour Tue-Fri 2 to 6 pm 1022 S. 1st Street, Milwaukee (1 block north of the Allen-Bradley clock tower) 414-672-1040 Open Tue-Sun www.chezjacques.com 50