Tag: past

Join author Claire Van Cleave for the launch of her much anticipated publication: The Farnese Drawings Collection, Editori Paparo, Naples, 2025. The Farnese Drawings Collection chronicles the rise and fall of the drawings collected in the Palazzo Farnese, Rome from the heyday of Farnese power in the sixteenth and early
January 2, 2025

Join art historian Gloria Groom for a closer look at artworks from Monet’s extraordinarily long career to consider works that are incontestably great—and others, where his ambition, technique, and composition fall short of that adjective. This talk also considers other factors that come into connoisseurship, including historical context, tastes of
January 2, 2025

The collection of European drawings at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford is barely known, yet it boasts numerous significant works. In conjunction with Paper, Color, Line: European Master Drawings from the Wadsworth Atheneum, a large exhibition on view from January 16th to April 27th, 2025, this talk explores the rich
December 18, 2024

How has architecture, jewelry, sculpture, or furniture been influenced by the “art” of drawing? What details inspire these disciplines? Are nature and culture significant when it comes to moving the arts forward? When computers now generate our visual reality, can we still connect to the skills we once possessed?
December 18, 2024

Young scholars and their prize-winning essays are the focus of the annual Master Drawings Symposium, returning in 2025 for its ninth year. Master Drawings awards the best articles by authors under 40 years with an annual cash prize and an opportunity to present their findings in front of drawings enthusiasts.
December 18, 2024

Join curators Alison Hokanson and Joanna Sheers Seidenstein for a special preview of Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature at The Met. Opening to the public on February 8, this international loan exhibition brings together more than 75 paintings, drawings, and prints by Friedrich, the celebrated German Romantic artist
December 18, 2024