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According to MFA press material, the most popular exhibit to come to the Museum to date was "Pompeii, A.D. 79," which attracted 432,000 visitors...
However, Renoir is only one of the estimated 453,000 visitors whom MFA officials expect to flood the exhibit during its three-month showing...
...this exhibit were garnered from 38 museums and 19 private collections, according to the exhibit's organizers. The most generous lenders include Paris' Musee d'Orsay (Galerie du Jeu de Paume), which offered 10, and the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass., which offered seven. The MFA has also contributed seven works, including "Flowers in a Vase" and "Dance at Bougival...
Renoir, one of the most popular Impressionists, is known for his bright colors and soft, blurred-brush technique. The MFA has put Renoir's paintings under natural light, in the tradition of the Impressionists, who often worked on their paintings outdoors...
...expectation of the coming crowds, the MFA will staff a few extra security officials in the exhibit area, several of whom will work only that exhibit, said security guard Arthur T. Lodge...