Join us for a two-part lecture series on the art of German Renaissance painter and printmaker Albrecht Dürer. Led by Dr. Robert Baldwin, Associate Professor of Art History at Connecticut College, this series will explore topics ranging from Dürer’s entrepreneurship, the use of math and proportion, the introduction of classical nudes to Northern Art, and more. This series is in conjunction with our exhibition Albrecht Dürer: Master Prints.
Part 1: Wednesday, October 1
Reception: 5:30 pm
Lecture: 6 pm
Part 2: Wednesday, October 15
Reception: 5:30 pm
Lecture: 6 pm
Cost: Members $20, non-members $25 (single lecture)
Members $30, non-members $40 (both lectures)
Albrecht Dürer: Master Prints is a traveling exhibition from the Reading Public Museum and is drawn from its permanent collection. Additional works from Connecticut College’s Wetmore Print Collection will also be featured in the exhibition.
Image: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471 – 1528, Agony in the Garden (Christ on the Mount of Olives) from the Engraved Passion, 1508, engraving, Museum Purchase. Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania.
