SARAH SZE: TIMEKEEPER A site-specific installation (pictured) by the innovative sculptor who represented the United States at the Venice Biennale in 2013. Through Dec. 11. Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham. 781-736-3434, www.brandeis.edu/rose

DELLA ROBBIA: SCULPTING WITH COLOR IN RENAISSANCE FLORENCE Approximately 50 objects, mostly from US collections (but including a few choice loans from Italy), present the beautiful and moving work of the della Robbias, the Florentine family famous for inventing a glazing technique that produced durable whites and bright colors for their celebrated Renaissance sculptures. Through Dec. 4. Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave. 617-267-9300. www.mfa.org

BEYOND WORDS: ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS IN BOSTON COLLECTIONS This three-venue exhibition displays medieval and Renaissance illustrations that appear in rare books held in local libraries and museums. The exhibition, which inaugurates the McMullen Museum of Art’s new home, is also at the Houghton Library at Harvard University and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The most extensive selection is at the McMullen, with more than 180 exquisite works on display, many for the first time. Through Dec. 11. (At the Gardner from Sept. 22 through Jan. 16). McMullen Museum of Art, 2101 Commonwealth Ave. 617-552-8587, artmuseum@bc.edu

SPLENDOR, MYTH, AND VISION: NUDES FROM THE PRADO Twenty-eight Old Master paintings, all representing the nude, on loan from Spain’s great museum. Includes work by Titian, Tintoretto, Rubens, Velazquez, Ribera, and Poussin. All but four have never previously been seen in the United States. The Clark is the show’s only venue. Through Oct. 10. Clark Art Institute, 225 South St., Williamstown. 413-458-2303. www.clarkart.edu SEBASTIAN SMEE