Isabel Hall
From dragons to sphinxes, fantastical creatures have been used by artists to communicate meaning and tell complex stories. This talk will look at examples in the European collection of paintings and why these creatures were depicted. Talk given by Tracee Glab, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions.
Image: Artist Unknown, Italian. Saint George and the Dragon, 15th century. Egg tempera on panel, 36 7/8 x 20 1/4 inches. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Field, 1944.1
Guest Lecturer: Dr. Taylor Hagood
Resplendent in its elaborate beauty, baroque art embodies an era of immense religious upheaval in Western culture—the Catholic Counter-Reformation. In this lecture, Taylor Hagood will explore the forces driving the development of baroque architectural style and the powerful images of Caravaggio, Velazquez, Rubens, Rembrandt, and other artists throughout Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Taylor Hagood, Ph.D., lectures on literature, art, history, travel, music, and the history of magic. His publications include the C. Hugh Holman Award-winning Faulkner, Writer of Disability and Secrecy, Magic, and the One-Act Plays of Harlem Renaissance Playwrights. A former Fulbright Professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich, Germany, he is currently Professor of American Literature at Florida Atlantic University.
This lecture will be held in person in the Flint Institute of Arts Theater. A recording will be available after the conclusion of the lecture.
Be advised that this may change and the lecture may be moved to our online platform for virtual viewing.
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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.
| 2020/2021 | |
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The Greatest Bible Ever Written Kennicott no. 1, La Coruña, Spain, 1476 Guest Lecturer: Dr. Gary Rendsburg Hosted by FIA Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Tracee Glab Dr. Rendsburg presents a general background of Hebrew Bible manuscripts from before the age of printing and then focuses on the Kennicott Bible, its layout, format, biblical text, and beautiful illuminations. | Notre-Dame of Paris: In the Light of the Fire Guest Lecturer Dr. Lindsay Cook Hosted by FIA Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Tracee Glab In this illustrated talk, Dr. Lindsay S. Cook discusses the past, present, and likely future of the cathedral of Paris through its material remains, graphic traces, and digital doubles—including the laser scans produced of the building before and after the fire. |
To the House Without Exit Part Two: The Flowering of the Afterlife Guest Lecturer: Dr. Justin Sledge Dr. Sledge’s second lecture focuses on the flowering of the afterlife in the centuries forged by early Christianity, rabbinical Judaism, and Islam. Here the concept of heaven and hell is simultaneously organized yet continues to shift and evolve. | To the House Without Exit Part One: The Origins of the Afterlife Guest Lecturer: Dr. Justin Sledge Dr. Sledge introduces major historical moments and philosophical afterlife beliefs, exploring the early origins of the concept among the ancient Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Canaanites/Israelites, Greeks, and Persians. Do all cultures develop similar afterlives? |
The Silk Road Made Visible: Asian Influence on Medieval European Art Guest Lecturer: Dr. Mark Cruse This presentation discusses the influence of Asian art and materials on the design, production, and collecting of art in Europe in the late Middle Ages. Dr. Cruse examines 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. | Houdini Guest Lecturer: Dr. Taylor Hagood The immigrant son of a Hungarian rabbi, Harry Houdini remains the most famous magician and greatest escape artist the world has known. From his fabulous escapes to his mysterious death, Houdini's life is itself a kind of grand magic illusion filled with a multitude of secrets and still-unsolved mysteries. |
Medieval Matters: Curating the Middle Ages at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Guest Lecturer: Dr. C. Griffith Mann This talk will explore the history of these two collections, and consider a selection of outstanding works of art that bring the medieval period compellingly to life. | A Discovery of Witchcraft: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Magical Practice in Early Modern Europe Guest Lecturer: Dr. Justin Sledge It has been argued that the “witch craze”—stretching from roughly the mid-15th to the mid-17th centuries and claiming the lives of over 50,000 people, overwhelmingly women—was the first concerted and thus truly pan-European cultural undertaking since the eclipse of the western Roman Empire. |
| 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. | For more Sheppy Dog Fund lectures, click here. |
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Men Laid Bare: Homosexual Bodies and Homophobic History Guest Curator: Eric Birkle This talk takes as its premise the double entendre of the phrase “to lay bare,” which is used to refer at once to the archetype of the nude in art history (or the idea of bodily exposure) and to reveal the extent to which homosexual subject matter and gay artists of the last century have been repressed and trivialized. | |
Alexis Rockman – Artist Talk Guest Lecturer: Alexis Rockman Artist Alexis Rockman will talk about the making of The Great Lakes Cycle, from his initial research trip around the lakes to the making of the work. This talk will be followed by a q-and-a with Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Tracee Glab. | Black Matters – Q & A Guest Lecturer: Matthew Owen Wead Artist Matthew Owen Wead and Tracee Glab, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, discuss Wead's exhibition Black Matters, featuring woodblock prints based on real individuals killed by police officers or armed vigilantes. |
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| Students (with ID) | $8 |
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| Children 12 & Under | Free |
To advance the understanding and appreciation of art for all through collections, exhibitions, and educational programs.
