Art History


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Acquired Tastes: The Boston Athenaeum, 1807 - 2007
Richard Wendorf
March 8, 2007
01:10:55
In celebration of the Boston Athenaeum's bicentennial, Richard Wendorf presents an illustrated lecture drawing upon many objects that form part of the bicentennial exhibition.
Sculptors and Their Patrons at Mount Auburn, 1820-1870
David B. Dearinger
March 1, 2007
00:47:27
David Dearinger, Susan Mores Hilles Curator of Paintings and Sculpture at the Boston Athenaeum, discusses American NeoClassic sculptors and their patrons that are buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Shifting Meaning: African Art in the World
Susan Vogel
February 22, 2007
00:55:19
New York University professor Susan Vogel, a renowned museum founder and specialist in African art shares her eight-minute film Fang: An Epic Journey, which covers the adventures of an African sculpture as it moves from Cameroon in 1910 to America in the 1970s.
Remixing Shakespeare
Diana E. Henderson
February 15, 2007
01:42:13
Professors Diana Henderson and Peter Donaldson sing Shakespeare's praises as an inspiration for crossover and convergence art, and discourse on the endless reworking of his oeuvre. Mary Fuller moderates.
Diego Velasquez' The Infanta Margarita
Michael E. Shapiro
February 1, 2007
00:36:25
Michael E. Shapiro, the High's Nancy and Holcombe T. Green, Jr. Director, discusses The Infanta Margarita by Diego Velasquez. This 30-minute presentation features slides and provides an in-depth look at this treasured work of art from the Louvre.
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Impressionism and the Judgment of Paris
Ross King
January 30, 2007
00:52:14
Ross King reveals how Impressionism reordered both history and culture as it resonated around the world.
Raphael: Master Draftsman
Konrad Oberhuber
January 28, 2007
01:24:00
Konrad Oberhuber offers an intimate look at the Louvre's collection of exquisite drawings with a special focus on the master, Raphael.
Raphael, Castiglione, and Court Portraiture
Julia Forbes
January 26, 2007
00:26:36
Julia Forbes discusses Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione in the context of Renaissance traditions of portraiture.