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Flemish Art in Context is a four-part companion course to the exhibition "Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks," on view at the Denver Art Museum October 16 through January 22, 2023. Register for one or all four course sessions here: https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/flemish-art-contextIn this session, Geoffrey Shamos, Director of the Vicki Myhren Gallery at the University of Denver, will examine early modern cabinets of curiosity, which often included an assortment of objects from nature and science alongside art, antiquities, and ethnographic artifacts. Intended to illustrate the profound diversity of natural splendor and human artistry, these collections demonstrated the reach, knowledge, and wealth of their patrons, many of whom shared a desire for the rare and esoteric.
The exploration of distant lands supplied an abundance of hitherto unknown specimens that were organized based on superficial resemblances that were thought to reveal underlying connections between objects. Cabinets of curiosity cultivated a sense of wonder by bringing together captivating items and displaying the vastness of earthly creation.
View all course sessions below:
October 15 at 10:30am: An Introduction to Flemish Art
https://www.denverartmuseum.org/.../introduction-flemish-art
October 29 at 2pm: Prints and the Production of Knowledge
https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/calendar/prints-and-production-knowledge
November 19 at 2pm: Collecting and Curiosity
https://www.denverartmuseum.org/.../collecting-and-curiosity
December 10 at 2pm: Imagining the World: Early Modern European Art in a Global View
https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/calendar/imagining-world-early-modern-european-art-global-view
You may register for individual sessions or the entire course. These sessions will take place at the museum in Sharp Auditorium and online via livestream.
To register for the in-person course in Sharp Auditorium, please purchase an onsite ticket. To register for the online livestream of the course, please purchase an online ticket.
All course registrants will receive a link to the recorded course session, which will be available to view for 30 days after the course. You do not need to purchase both tickets to access a recording of the course.
Artwork: Peeter Neefs II and Gillis van Tilborgh, "Portrait of an Elegant Couple in an Art Cabinet," 1652 and about 1675. Oil paint on canvas; 51 5/8 x 62 3/8 in. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp.
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Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy,Denver,CO,United States
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