My DAM Favorite

La Famille du Saltimbanque: L’enfant Blessé (The Family of Street Acrobats: The Injured Child) by Gustave Doré

This piece is one of my favorite artworks here at the Denver Art Museum. The massive oil painting, measuring at 76 ¾ in by 51 ½ in, has the innate ability to draw the attention of all company. Due to the saddening, intimate scene it is no wonder that it has become greatly cherished by the museum and its visitors. Doré had a fine love for…