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Exhibits | Collections - Viewing Room | Virtual Tours - Peoria Riverfront Museum
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Exquisite Creatures
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America Forward: Jeanne Gang
Tour of The Promise of Liberty with Seth Kaller
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American Animation: Art on Screen
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Home
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>
Viewing Room Virtual Tours
Exhibits | Collections
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Virtual Collections
Viewing Room | Virtual Tours
Exquisite Creatures
Exquisite Creatures: Patterns Alive
America 250: Celebrating America's 250th Birthday
The Promise of Liberty
Ken Burns: Guest Curator for America 250
America Forward: Jeanne Gang
Tour of The Promise of Liberty with Seth Kaller
Joyful Resistance
Athletes: A Peoria Plays America Exhibition
Deep Rivers / Long Roads | The Journey of America
A Peoria Plays America Exhibition: Fogelberg
TOYTOPIA
Louis XV Plate
Amethyst Gallery of Minerals
DURYEA: America's First Car Company
The Center for American Decoys
American Decoy | The Book
Bronzeville to Harlem | An American Story
Peoria Holocaust Memorial
Yom HaShoah | Holocaust Remembrance Day
Hallway Exhibitions
Forbes Biological Station: Celebrating 130 Years
Museum Green Tours
Donate an artifact or artwork
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Duryea Motor Trap
Sculpture Garden
Virtual Exhibitions
EXHIBITS
Viewing Room | Virtual Tours
Viewing Room Virtual Tours of Exhibitions & Collections
Join our curators as they take you on delightfully guided tours of the world's greatest artworks.
Viewing Room Special Event | Giovanni Bellini’s “St. Francis in the Desert”
Viewing Room LIVE | Giovanni Bellini’s “St. Francis in the Desert” with Peoria Riverfront Museum curator Bill Conger, guest curator Bill Heidrich and board member Dr. Sarah Zallek, neurologist, OSF HealthCare. From the Frick Collection.
View Giovanni Bellini’s “St. Francis in the Desert” in the Frick Collection on Google Arts & Culture
HERE!
The Frick Collection | “St. Francis in the Desert”
"...this painting may well be Giovanni Bellini's masterpiece, one of the finest works in The Frick Collection, and possibly the greatest Renaissance painting in America. The artist has portrayed St. Francis of Assisi (1181/2-1226) alone in a stony wilderness, stepping forward from his simple shelter into a golden light that seems to transfigure him spiritually.
"Painted on the commission of Giovanni Michiel, Venice. Taddeo Contarini, Venice (1525). Palazzo Corner, Venice. Purchased c. 1850 by W. Buchanan. Sir John Murray and others sale, June 19, 1852, Christie's, Lot 48, sold for £735 to J. Dingwall, Tittenhurst, Sunninghill, Berkshire. Thomas Holloway, apparently acquired with the estate of Tittenhurst. Bequeathed by him to his sister-in-law, Miss Mary Ann Driver (Lady Martin-Holloway). Bought in 1912 from the trustees of Miss Driver by Colnaghi and Obach. Knoedler. Frick, 1915."
Source:
Paintings in The Frick Collection: French, Italian and Spanish. Volume II.
New York: The Frick Collection, 1968.
HOURS and ADMISSION
Event Calendar and Tickets
Driving Directions
Map
Membership Swap Weekend | April 24-26
All-Illinois Student Access Pass
Achievement Passport
Access for All Days- Every Second Sunday!
Access for All Days | April 2026
Digital Guide to the Peoria Riverfront Museum
Contact Us
Christmas In The Village
ESI Student + Family Museum Fun Pass
Museum Store
Museum Store Sunday
American Decoy | The Book
Join | Renew Membership
Newsletter Sign-up
Museum Gift Cards
Tours & Field Trips
Field Trips
Community Solar System
Illinois New Deal Art Tour
Group Tours
Virtual Museum
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Virtual Collections
Viewing Room | Virtual Tours
Exquisite Creatures
Exquisite Creatures: Patterns Alive
America 250: Celebrating America's 250th Birthday
The Promise of Liberty
Ken Burns: Guest Curator for America 250
America Forward: Jeanne Gang
Tour of The Promise of Liberty with Seth Kaller
Joyful Resistance
Athletes: A Peoria Plays America Exhibition
Deep Rivers / Long Roads | The Journey of America
A Peoria Plays America Exhibition: Fogelberg
TOYTOPIA
Louis XV Plate
Amethyst Gallery of Minerals
DURYEA: America's First Car Company
The Center for American Decoys
American Decoy | The Book
Bronzeville to Harlem | An American Story
Peoria Holocaust Memorial
Yom HaShoah | Holocaust Remembrance Day
Hallway Exhibitions
Forbes Biological Station: Celebrating 130 Years
Museum Green Tours
Donate an artifact or artwork
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Duryea Motor Trap
Sculpture Garden
Virtual Exhibitions
EXHIBITS
About the GST
Showtimes | Tickets
American Animation: Art on Screen
Art of Film
Fine Art Films
Kids Pix on the Giant Screen
Daily Documentaries
Community Pix
Film Society
Meet the World's Most Advanced Planetarium System!
PLANETARIUM SHOWTIMES
Laser Light Nights
Pub Night Under the Stars
Wine and Cheese Under the Stars
Yoga Under the Stars
Planet Passport Series
Interplanetary 5K Race
Community Solar System
Unnamed Comet Locations
Outreach
Rucker Family Science Teacher Program
Planetarium Newsletter
Infinite Wonder Podcast
Museum Conversations | Henry Diltz: Legendary Rock Photographer
-SOLD OUT
Museum Conversations: Christopher Marley
American Animation: Art on Screen
SENIOR DAY
Senior Morning
FREE DAYS
Bradley FUSE Interactive Experience 2026
Engineering Day 2026
Virtual Programming
Objectively Speaking | The Young Collectors
Hands-on at Home | Fun Art + Science Projects
Virtual Science Demos
All Events - Listing
Field Trips | Outreach Programs
Every Student Initiative
ESI Student + Family Museum Fun Pass
Recurring Programs
Chemistry Demonstrations with Bradley University's Chemistry Club
Science Treasure Hunt
I Hear America Singing- Both shows SOLD OUT
Newsletter Sign-up
Join | Renew Membership
Member Appreciation Day
Membership FAQ
Digital Membership Card
Reciprocal Programs
Member Saturdays
Member Saturday | FUSE
Every Student Initiative
Visionary Society
Matching Gifts
Corporate Members
Peoria Falcon Circle
Every Student Initiative
State of the Museum 2025
Fundraising Events
4th of July Backyard BBQ- Tickets go on sale May, 2026
Membership Swap Weekend
Nita Sunderland Tribute
Volunteer Opportunities
Board of Directors
Foundation Board of Directors
Museum Staff
President & CEO John Morris
Every Student Initiative
Our Story
Partners
Blue Star Museum
Museums for All
Leed Gold Certification
Accessibility in the Museum
Peoples Choice Awards
Museum News
Donation Requests
Contact Us
Volunteer Opportunities
Employment
Home
>
Exhibits | Collections
>
Viewing Room Virtual Tours
Exhibits | Collections
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Virtual Collections
Viewing Room | Virtual Tours
Exquisite Creatures
Exquisite Creatures: Patterns Alive
America 250: Celebrating America's 250th Birthday
The Promise of Liberty
Ken Burns: Guest Curator for America 250
America Forward: Jeanne Gang
Tour of The Promise of Liberty with Seth Kaller
Joyful Resistance
Athletes: A Peoria Plays America Exhibition
Deep Rivers / Long Roads | The Journey of America
A Peoria Plays America Exhibition: Fogelberg
TOYTOPIA
Louis XV Plate
Amethyst Gallery of Minerals
DURYEA: America's First Car Company
The Center for American Decoys
American Decoy | The Book
Bronzeville to Harlem | An American Story
Peoria Holocaust Memorial
Yom HaShoah | Holocaust Remembrance Day
Hallway Exhibitions
Forbes Biological Station: Celebrating 130 Years
Museum Green Tours
Donate an artifact or artwork
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Duryea Motor Trap
Sculpture Garden
Virtual Exhibitions
EXHIBITS
Viewing Room | Virtual Tours
Viewing Room Virtual Tours of Exhibitions & Collections
Join our curators as they take you on delightfully guided tours of the world's greatest artworks.
Viewing Room Special Event | Giovanni Bellini’s “St. Francis in the Desert”
Viewing Room LIVE | Giovanni Bellini’s “St. Francis in the Desert” with Peoria Riverfront Museum curator Bill Conger, guest curator Bill Heidrich and board member Dr. Sarah Zallek, neurologist, OSF HealthCare. From the Frick Collection.
View Giovanni Bellini’s “St. Francis in the Desert” in the Frick Collection on Google Arts & Culture
HERE!
The Frick Collection | “St. Francis in the Desert”
"...this painting may well be Giovanni Bellini's masterpiece, one of the finest works in The Frick Collection, and possibly the greatest Renaissance painting in America. The artist has portrayed St. Francis of Assisi (1181/2-1226) alone in a stony wilderness, stepping forward from his simple shelter into a golden light that seems to transfigure him spiritually.
"Painted on the commission of Giovanni Michiel, Venice. Taddeo Contarini, Venice (1525). Palazzo Corner, Venice. Purchased c. 1850 by W. Buchanan. Sir John Murray and others sale, June 19, 1852, Christie's, Lot 48, sold for £735 to J. Dingwall, Tittenhurst, Sunninghill, Berkshire. Thomas Holloway, apparently acquired with the estate of Tittenhurst. Bequeathed by him to his sister-in-law, Miss Mary Ann Driver (Lady Martin-Holloway). Bought in 1912 from the trustees of Miss Driver by Colnaghi and Obach. Knoedler. Frick, 1915."
Source:
Paintings in The Frick Collection: French, Italian and Spanish. Volume II.
New York: The Frick Collection, 1968.