The Silk Road Made Visible
Event Type | Sheppy Dog Fund Lecture, Free Programs |
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Date | Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
Time | 6:00pm - 7:30pm (1h 30m) |
Location | Virtual |
Details | The Sheppy Dog Fund Lecture Guest Lecturer: Dr. Marcus Cruse This presentation will discuss the influence of Asian art and materials on the design, production, and collecting of art in Europe in the late Middle Ages. Dr. Cruse will examine the presence of Asian objects in European collections, and the ways in which contact with the East transformed manuscript illumination, monumental painting, sculpture, and other artistic media in Europe. The Sheppy Dog Fund Lecture has been established to address the topics of art, religion and history prior to the 19th century, and is funded by the Sheppy Dog Fund, Dr. Alan Klein, Advisor. Image: French. A Knight of the d’Aluye Family, after 1248–by 1267. Limestone, 13 x 33 1/2 × 83 1/2 inches. The Cloisters Collection, 1925. The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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