An exhibition of heiress Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont's antique collection in Newport, R.I., features 320 pieces on loan from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota.
The exhibition, titled "Gothic Art in the Gilded Age: Medieval and Renaissance Treasures in the Gavet-Ringling-Vanderbilt Collection," takes place in Belmont's Versailles-inspired home
Marble House. Circus tycoon John Ringling purchased many of Belmont's antiques in the 1920s, according to the article in
The New York Times.
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