Palmer Square Holiday Tree

This December, the Art Museum is adopting an evergreen tree in downtown Princeton at 36 Nassau Street, and its decorations feature artworks from across our collections. Look closely and you’ll find examples of Chinese sculpture, Egyptian bronze, Nepalese watercolor, American photography, Roman marble, French pastels, Italian painting, Maya ceramics, and many more.

Town Topics invites the public to vote for Best Decorated Tree here.

Click below to explore the artworks, made by artists from throughout history and around the world.

Stele of Vishnu and attendants
Stele of Vishnu and attendants, 10th–11th century
Pala dynasty, 10th–12th century
Indian
Bonten 梵天像
Bonten 梵天像, ca. late 11th century
Heian period, 794–1185
Japanese
Melon ewer with lotus-flower design
Melon ewer with lotus-flower design, 12th century
Goryeo dynasty, 918–1392
Korean
Guanyin seated in Royal-ease pose
Guanyin seated in Royal-ease pose, ca. 1250
Southern Song dynasty, 1127–1279
Chinese
Annunciation
Annunciation, late 13th century
Lidded effigy container in the form of a diving god
Lidded effigy container in the form of a diving god, ca. 1500
Late Postclassic
Maya
Llama
Llama, 1438–1532 CE
Late Horizon
Inka
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi, ca. 1514
The Rhinoceros
The Rhinoceros, 1515
Virgin, Child, Infant John, and Saint Margaret
Virgin, Child, Infant John, and Saint Margaret, 1545–50
The Visitation
The Visitation, 1643–48
Illustration to the Bhagavata Purana: Muchukunda Kills the Warrior Kalayavana
Illustration to the Bhagavata Purana: Muchukunda Kills the Warrior Kalayavana, ca. 1775
Nepalese