Audio Tour




The Norton Simon Museum has developed an award-winning audio tour that gives visitors a stimulating and engaging way to connect with the Norton Simon collections. Approximately 400 artworks are featured on the highlights tour in both English and Spanish. The Children's Tour—also in English and Spanish—offers lively commentary, engaging questions and even the occasional joke, touching on approximately 35 artworks.

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a

181 A Geographer School of Caravaggio , 17th century
148 A Sleeping Woman (Vanitas) Georg Pencz, 1544
461 A Soldier on the Field of Battle Horace Vernet, 1818
4502 A Soldier on the Field of Battle Test Artist, Early 1960
193 A View of Paestum Antonio Joli, 1759
105 Adam Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1530
376 After the Bath Edgar Degas, c. 1890-1893 (dated in error by another hand: 1885)
65 Aldrovandi Dog Giovanni Francesco Barbieri called Guercino, c. 1625
191 Allegory of Nature Maerten van Heemskerck, 1567
185 An Architect's Table Thomas-Germain-Joseph Duvivier, 1772
415 Annie, Poured from Maple Syrup Edward Ruscha, 1966
232 Antefix with Five-headed Serpent c. 1100
460 Apelles Painting Campaspe Francesco Trevisani, 1720
319 Artist and Model Georges Braque, 1939
173 Artist Sketching an Elegant Company (Il Cafe) Pietro Longhi, c. 1760
408 Aspens, New Mexico Ansel Adams, 1958
358 Assembly of Sea Forms Barbara Hepworth, 1972
414 At Last a Thousand I June C. Wayne, 1965
343 At Renoir's Home, rue St-Georges (formerly The Artist's Studio, rue St.-Georges) Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876
79 At the Cirque Fernando, Rider on a White Horse Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1887–1888
332 Autumn: Chestnut Gatherers Georges Lacombe, 1894


b

396 Bacchanal with Young Goat and Onlooker Pablo Picasso, 1959
132 Bacchante Supported by Bacchus and a Faun Claude Michel called Clodion, 1795
223 Balarama 150-200
187 Baptism of Christ Giovanni di Paolo, Early 1450s
125 Baron Joseph-Pierre Vialetès de Mortarieu Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1805-1806
87 Basel Mural I Sam Francis, 1956-58
353 Bather III Jacques Lipchitz, 1917
323 Bathers Beneath Trees, Fehmarn Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1913
334 Beach at Trouville Louis-Eugène Boudin, 1873
168 Beautiful Country Woman François Boucher, c. 1732
417 Big Modern Painting (For Expo '67) Roy Lichtenstein, 1967
89 Bird in Space Constantin Brancusi, 1931
138 Birth of the Virgin Luca Giordano, c. 1696-98
205 Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara 8th century
265 Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara 1000-1050
204 Bodhisattva Maitreya 2nd-3rd century
242 Bodhisattva Manjusri 800-850
413 Bottle Rack Marcel Duchamp, 1963
94 Brahma 10th-11th century
113 Branchini Madonna Giovanni di Paolo, 1427
420 Brillo Boxes Andy Warhol, 1969 version del original realizado en 1964
206 Buddha and Adorants on the Cosmic Mountain c. 700
253 Buddha Approaching the Bodhi Tree 2nd-3rd century
61 Buddha Shakyamuni 9th century
220 Buddha Shakyamuni 12th century
254 Buddha Shakyamuni c. 200
270 Buddha Shakyamuni late 11th century
260 Buddha Shakyamuni in Meditation 5th-6th century
252 Buddha Subdues the Serpent and Converts Uruvilva Kasyapa 2nd-3rd century
246 Buddhist Triad with Shakyamuni c. 1000
388 Bust of a Woman Pablo Picasso, 1923


c

141 Camillus and the Schoolmaster of Falerii Nicolas Poussin, c. 1635-40
266 Celestial Female c.1100
230 Chamunda 9th century
92 Chess Set c. 1850
267 Chest 18th-19th century
357 Child with Doll Alexei Jawlensky, c. 1910
159 Christ Crowned with Thorns Matthias Stom, c. 1633-39
145 Christ Giving His Blessing Hans Memling, 1478
326 Cliff at Étretat, the Porte d' Aval Gustave Courbet, 1869
62 Coronation of the Virgin Altarpiece Guariento di Arpo , 1344
241 Cosmic Form of Krishna 15th century
412 COUCH Bruce Conner, 1963
384 Cupboard Émile Bernard, 1891-1893


d

377 Dancers in the Rotunda at the Paris Opera Edgar Degas, c. 1875-1878; reworked c. 1894
341 Dancers in the Wings Edgar Degas, c. 1876-1878
69 David Slaying Goliath Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1616
401 Death Mask of Amedeo Modigliani Jacques Lipchitz, 1920
73 Dido's Banquet Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, c. 1630–35
219 Dipankara Buddha c. 1600-1650
158 Dirck Van Der Wissel and His Son Jacob (Portrait of a Gentleman and His Son) Thomas de Keyser, 1631
134 Dog and Game Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin, 1730
171 Doña Francisca Vicenta Chollet y Caballero Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, 1806
367 Draped Reclining Woman Henry Moore, 1957-58
222 Drum 3rd century B.C.E. - 1st century C.E.
405 Dunes, Oceano Edward Weston, 1936
275 Durga Killing the Buffalo Titan 10th-11th century
247 Durga with Attendants 8th century
91 Durga with Kumara 9th century


e

157 Evening in the Meadows Aelbert Cuyp, mid 1650s
83 Exotic Landscape Henri Rousseau, 1910


f

53 Family Group Henry Moore, 1948-49
350 Farmhouse and Chestnut Trees at Jas de Bouffan Paul Cézanne, 1884-1885
196 Fete Champetre Jean-Baptiste Pater, c. 1725
143 Fidelity Francesco di Giorgio Martini, c. 1485
371 Figure Jacques Lipchitz, 1926-30
303 First Fruits Édouard Vuillard, 1899
162 Flowers in a Gilt Tazza Jan Brueghel the Younger, 1620
155 Flowers in a Glass Beaker Peter Binoit, c. 1620
195 Flying Mercury c. 1620


g

214 Ganesha c. 950-1000
96 Ganesha with Siddhi and Buddhi 1164
54 Guardian Lion 12th century


h

366 Hansel Michael Todd, 1970
238 Hanuman 13th century
127 Happy Lovers Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1760-65
229 Hari-Hara 8th century
467 Head of a Venetian Girl Giorgione (Giorgio da Castelfranco), c. 1509
387 Head of Fernande Pablo Picasso, 1909
399 Heavy Circles Vasily Kandinsky, 1927
228 Hindu Diety 7th century
419 Hiraqla Variation III Frank Stella, 1969
409 Horseman Marino Marini, 1917


i

78 In a Villa at the Seaside Berthe Morisot, 1874
235 India, Three Jain Deities
210 Indra 13th century
76 Interior of Saint Peter's, Rome Giovanni Paolo Pannini, 1735
71 Interior with a Dordrecht Family Nicolaes Maes, 1656
175 Interior with Monks Alessandro Magnasco, c. 1725
178 Interrupted Supper Louis-Léopold Boilly, late 18th c.


j

209 Jambhala late 13th century
207 Jina Ajitanatha and His Divine Assembly 1062


k

362 King and Queen Henry Moore, 1952-53
240 Krishna Dancing 11th century
217 Krishna Fluting in Brindavan 1100-1150
226 Kubera 4th century
227 Kumara 8th-9th century


l

140 Landscape with a Piping Shepherd Claude Gellée called Claude Lorrain, c. 1629-32
458 Landscape with Ruins and Animals Roelandt Savery, 1624
160 Landscape with Sandy Road Salomon van Ruysdael, 1628
192 Library Interior with Still Life Jan van der Heyden, 1711–12
81 Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen Edgar Degas, 1878-81
904 Location Piece Allen Ruppersberg,
422 Louveciennes in the Snow Alfred Sisley, 1872
385 Lucie Hessel Édouard Vuillard, c. 1905


m

328 Madame Manet Édouard Manet, 1874-1876
137 Madonna and Child Paolo Veneziano, c. 1340
144 Madonna and Child with Adoring Angel (Sandro Filipepi) Botticelli, c. 1468
111 Madonna and Child with Book Raffaello Sanzio, c. 1502-03
115 Man in Armour Holding a Pike Jan van Bijlert, c. 1630
263 Man-Lion Avatar of Vishnu c. 1000
336 Marine Gustave Courbet, c. 1865 -1866
165 Marriage at Cana Jan Steen, 1676
146 Mars and Venus Cornelis van Haarlem, 1599
133 Martha Rebuking Mary for Her Vanity Guido Cagnacci, after 1660
273 Meditating Vishnu and Ten Avatars 1100-1150
153 Meleager and Atalanta and the Hunt of the Calydonian Boar Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1618-19
407 Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico Ansel Adams, 1941
465 Morning Effect Pierre-Étienne-Théodore Rousseau, c. 1865
256 Mother Goddess with Child c. 600
304 Mouth of the Seine at Honfleur Claude Monet, 1865
82 Mulberry Tree Vincent van Gogh, October 1889


n

351 Near the Palace Lyonel Feininger, 1914-1915
251 Nimbus Fragment with Celestials and Bodhi Tree c. 100
51 Norton Simon Don Bachardy, 1973
423 Norton Simon Don Bachardy
423 Norton Simon Don Barchardy


o

316 Odalisque with Tambourine (Harmony in Blue) Henri Matisse, 1926
322 Open Green Vasily Kandinsky, 1923


p

390 Painter at Work Observed Pablo Picasso
201 Pandava Hero (?) c. 956
167 Panoramic Landscape Jan Lievens, 1640
410 Paracelsus (Paint on Cellophane) Frederick Sommer, 1959
466 Peasant Girl with a Scarf Gustave Courbet, c. 1849
404 Pepper No. 43 Edward Weston, 1930
259 Plaque with Vishnu with Attendant c. 700
902 Polyplanograph Walter Askin,
120 Portrait of a Bearded Man in a Wide-Brimmed Hat Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633
70 Portrait of a Boy Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655–60
119 Portrait of a Lady Johannes Corneliszoon Verspronck, 1641
311 Portrait of a Peasant (Patience Escalier) Vincent van Gogh, August 1888
395 Portrait of a Young Woman (After Lucas Cranach the Younger). II Pablo Picasso, 1958
464 Portrait of an Old Man with Fur (Manusso Greco?) Domenikos Theotokopoulos called El Greco, 1603-4
356 Portrait of Frau Reuther Oskar Kokoschka, c. 1921
106 Portrait of Joerg Fugger Giovanni Bellini, 1474
170 Portrait of Lambert de Vermont Nicolas de Largillière, c. 1697
349 Portrait of the Artist's Mother Vincent van Gogh, October 1888
317 Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Jeanne Hebuterne Amedeo Modigliani, 1918
74 Portrait of Theresa, Countess Kinsky Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, 1793
321 Possibilities at Sea Paul Klee, 1932
3351 Puvis Detractors 1879


r

77 Ragpicker Édouard Manet, c. 1865–1870
237 Rama or Lakshmana 11th century
149 Rape of Proserpina (Rape of the Sabine Woman) Jean Boulogne called Giambologna, 1579
374 Rearing Horse Edgar Degas, 1881-90
421 Rebecca at the Well Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1838-1839
174 Reclining Nude Jean-Antoine Watteau, c. 1713-17
306 Red-Headed Woman in the Garden of M. Foret Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Summer 1887
363 Relief No. 1 Henry Moore, 1959
183 Rest of the Shepherds Jean-Baptiste Deshays de Colleville, 18th century
104 Resurrection Dieric Bouts, c. 1455
368 River Aristide Maillol, 1939-43
161 River Landscape with a Village Church Jan van Goyen, 1642
370 Rock Form (Porthcurno) Barbara Hepworth, 1964


s

109 Saint Cecilia Guido Reni, 1606
152 Saint Francis in Prayer Francisco de Zurbarán, c. 1638-1639
103 Saint Ignatius of Loyola Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1620-22
128 Saint Jerome in Penitence Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, 1798
136 Saint John the Baptist Pietro Lorenzetti, 1329
110 Saint Joseph and the Infant Christ Giovanni Battista Gaulli, c. 1670-85
64 Saints Benedict and Apollonia Filippino Lippi, c. 1483
184 Sappho Recalled to Life by the Charm of Music Louis Ducis, c. 1811
118 Self-Portrait Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1636-38
135 Self-Portrait Maurice-Quentin de La Tour, 1764
52 Serpent Deity 100-150
225 Serpent Goddess or Revati 4th century
218 Shaiva Saint Sundarar 15th century
221 Shiva c. 925
236 Shiva as Destroyer of Three Cities c. 925
213 Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja) c. 1000
274 Shiva as the Supreme Teacher c. 1250-1300
269 Shiva the Bull-Rider c. 1000
233 Shiva with Uma and Bull 10th-11th century
93 Shiva with Uma and Skanda 950-975
261 Shivalingam with One Face c. 750-800
180 Shoemaker's Shop Quiringh Gerritsz. van Brekelenkam, c. 1660
255 Siddhartha Meditating Below the Jambu Tree 3rd century
272 Sita c. 1100-1150
329 Site in Italy Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1839
369 Sitting Cheetah Gwynn Murrill, 1996
452 Six's Bridge Rembrandt van Rijn, 1645
398 Sketch for "Deluge I" Vasily Kandinsky, 1912
403 Standing Bather with Raised Arms Aristide Maillol, 1930
234 Stele with Five Planetary Deities Late 9th - early 10th century (Angkor period)
264 Stele with Transcendental Buddhas and Goddesses c. 1050-1100
126 Still Life Henri-Horace Roland de la Porte, c. 1765
315 Still Life with a Poem Juan Gris, 1915
186 Still Life with a Red Curtain Jan Fyt, c. 1660
116 Still Life with Cherries, Strawberries and Gooseberries Louise Moillon, 1630
459 Still Life with Empty Glasses Sebastian Stoskopff, c. 1640
379 Still Life with Fish and Shrimp Édouard Manet, 1864
172 Still Life with Fowl Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin, c. 1728-30
68 Still Life with Fruit and Vegetables Frans Snyders, 1625–35
67 Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose Francisco de Zurbarán, 1633
352 Still Life with Musical Instruments Georges Braque, 1918
182 Still Life with Rummer Pieter Claesz, 1645 or 1648
300 Stream of the Puits-Noir at Ornans Gustave Courbet, c. 1867-1868
450 Student at a Table by Candlelight Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642
66 Suicide of Cleopatra Giovanni Francesco Barbieri called Guercino, c. 1621
391 Suite Vollard, 1939 Pablo Picasso
271 Surya 800-850
231 Surya with Retinue 9th century
147 Susanna and the Elders Jan Massys, 1564


t

330 Tahitian Woman and Boy Paul Gauguin, 1899
325 Tall Figure IV Alberto Giacometti, 1960
248 Tara late 9th century
268 Tara c. 1300
257 Thailand, Two Buddhas
453 The Adoration of the Shepherds: A Night Piece Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1652
177 The Annunciation Francesco Bissolo, c.1500
80 The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil Claude Monet, 1881
100 The Birth of St. John the Baptist Bartolomé-Esteban Murillo, c. 1655
151 The Birth of the Virgin Francisco de Zurbarán, c. 1627
355 The Black Shawl (Lorette VII) Henri Matisse, 1918
337 The Boulevard des Fossés, Pontoise Camille Pissarro, 1872
393 The Bull Pablo Picasso, 1945
463 The Burghers of Calais Auguste Rodin, 1884-95
302 The Cicada Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1865-1875
456 The Cloister of the Augustinian Nuns Hubert Robert, late 18th century
455 The Crucifixion and Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels Juan Rexach, c. 1465-70
331 The Dressmakers Under the Lamp Édouard Vuillard, c. 1891-1892
63 The Flight into Egypt Jacopo Bassano, c. 1544-45
86 The Flower Vendor (Girl with Lilies) Diego Rivera, 1941
197 The Holy Family with the Infant St. John the Baptist and St. Elizabeth Nicolas Poussin, 1650-51
457 The Holy Women at the Sepulchre Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1611-14
156 The Liberation of St. Peter Hendrick van Steenwijck the Younger, 1618
411 The Librarian George Herms, 1960
179 The Penitence of St. Jerome Albrecht Bouts, c. 1520
129 The Piazzetta, Venice, Looking North Giovanni Antonio Canal called Canaletto, early 1730s
333 The Place Clichy, Paris Pierre Bonnard, 1900
305 The Pont des Arts, Paris Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1867-1868
338 The Poultry Market at Pontoise Camille Pissarro, 1882
389 The Ram's Head Pablo Picasso, 1925
372 The Rape of the Sabines (after Poussin) Edgar Degas, c. 1861-1862
400 The Sea I Emil Nolde, 1912
150 The Sense of Touch Jusepe de Ribera, c. 1615-16
373 The Star: Dancer on Point Edgar Degas, c. 1878-1880
382 The Stone Breakers, Le Raincy Georges-Pierre Seurat, c. 1882
451 The Three Trees Rembrandt van Rijn, 1643
84 The Traveler Liubov Popova, 1915
75 The Triumph of Virtue and Nobility Over Ignorance Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1740–50
360 The White Gunas (Abstract Sculpture) Isamu Noguchi, 1946
166 Three Great Trees in a Mountainous Landscape with a River Jacob van Ruisdael, c. 1665-70
348 Three Nymphes Aristide Maillol, 1930-37
347 Tub Edgar Degas, 1889
309 Tulips in a Vase Paul Cézanne, 1888-1890
386 Two Nudes (The Sirens) Georges Rouault, 1906/08
365 Two-Piece Reclining Figure No. 9 Henry Moore, 1968


u

327 Uncle Dominique Paul Cézanne, 1866
364 Untitled Robert Morris, 1969
416 Untitled Wallace Berman, 1967
418 Untitled Robert Irwin, 1967-68
903 Untitled Robert Irwin,
901 Untitled Light Sentence Laddie John Dill,


v

117 Vase of Flowers Jan Davidzoon de Heem, 1654
142 Venus and Cupid in a Landscape Jacopo Palma il Vecchio, c. 1515
123 View of the Rialto, Venice, from the Grand Canal Francesco Guardi, c. 1780-90
380 Village on the Seine near Vernon Charles-François Daubigny, 1872
208 Vishnu c. 950
239 Vishnu 1000-1025
262 Vishnu and Lakshmi with Avatars 11th century
90 Vishnu as the Boar Avatar 3rd century
243 Vishnu as Vaikuntha 10th century
244 Vishnu with Personified Attributes 750-800


w

375 Waiting Edgar Degas, c. 1879-1882
340 White and Pink Mallows in a Vase Ignace-Henri-Jean-Théodore Fantin-Latour, 1895
72 Wine is a Mocker Jan Steen, 1663–64
383 Winter (The Vicarage Garden under Snow) Vincent van Gogh, Probably January 1885, Nuenen
194 Winter Scene with Figures Playing Kolf Aert van der Neer, 1655-1660
164 Woman at Her Toilette Gabriel Metsu, c. 1658
392 Woman Bullfighter Pablo Picasso
344 Woman Combing Her Hair Before a Mirror Edgar Degas, c. 1870-1875
346 Woman Drying Her Hair Edgar Degas, c. 1900-1908
345 Woman Drying Herself After the Bath Edgar Degas, 1876-77
339 Woman in a Moorish Costume Jean-Frédéric Bazille, 1869
402 Woman Knitting Chaim Soutine, c. 1924-25
85 Woman with a Book Pablo Picasso, 1932
314 Woman with a Guitar Pablo Picasso, 1913
394 Woman with a Hairnet Pablo Picasso, 1956
454 Woman with the Arrow (Cleopatra) Rembrandt van Rijn, 1661
307 Women Ironing Edgar Degas, Begun c. 1875-1876; reworked c. 1882-1886
361 Women of Algiers, I Pablo Picasso, 1955


y

169 Young Girl Writing a Love Letter Pietro Antonio Rotari, c. 1755