Archive for May 2020
The Influence of Greek Sculpture on Art Through the Ages
This is the first Zoom lecture I did for my Howard Community College museum classes once everything shut down due to the covid19 pandemic. There’s a lot of visiting as well as some technical glitches in the beginning since this was the very first one and the learning curve was high. I suggest you skip…
Read MoreAnnibale Carracci and Caravaggio: Italian Baroque Painting in the Late 16th and early 17th Centuries
Fifth in a series of zoom lectures done for my Howard Community College museum class in May 2020. This lecture features two of the greatest painters of the early Baroque period, Annibale Carracci and Caravaggio. Annibale draws heavily on his Renaissance predecessors, shaping a new kind of painting that remains deeply rooted in the past.…
Read MoreStandards of Excellence: 17th Century Genre Painting in the Dutch Golden Age
Sixth and final lecture for my Howard Community College museum classes, delivered on May 22, 2020. This lecture traces the shift from history painting to genre painting in the Dutch Golden Age. Special focus on the art of Gerard ter Borch the Younger, Gerrit Dou, Frans van Mieris, and Johannes Vermeer reveals a deep connection…
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