Courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum

The artist Georges Rouault (1871–1958) will be the focus of the next major exhibition at the McMullen Museum. Known for his fascination with masquerade—for capturing the painted faces of circus players and prostitutes, the getup of judges—Rouault also painted religious images with strong dark strokes that evoke stained glass windows. Above is Singer with a White Plume (1928), one of more than 200 paintings and works on paper to be displayed in Mystic Masque: Semblance and Reality in Georges Rouault, August 30–December 7.