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Gallery Talk—Blue Women: To Draw or Not to Draw Dutch Female Nudes from Life?

August 30, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

Free

This event requires registration; see further details below.

Join curatorial fellow Talitha Maria G. Schepers for an interactive talk that explores why 17th-century Dutch artists decided to draw female nudes from life, the conventions they broke while doing so, and why they used blue paper. The talk will focus on a recent installation of Dutch drawings in the 17th-Century Dutch and Flemish Art Gallery (2300).

Led by:
Talitha Maria G. Schepers, Stanley H. Durwood Foundation Curatorial Fellow, Division of European and American Art

Gallery talks are limited to 18 people and registration is required. You can register by clicking on the event on this form, beginning at 10am the day of the talk.

Details

Date:
August 30, 2023
Time:
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://bit.ly/3OzDwWh

Organizer

Harvard Art Museums
Email:
john_connolly@harvard.edu
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Other

Curators
Talitha Maria G. Schepers, Stanley H. Durwood Foundation Curatorial Fellow, Division of European and American Art
Artwork Medium
Drawing

Venue

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Phone:
6174959400