Lucretia, Virginia, and the Art of Botticelli
When:
Saturday, Mar 30, 2019 3:30p -
5:00p
Where:
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
Boston, MA 02115
Admission:
$10-15
Categories:
Art, Lectures & Conferences, Meetup
Event website:
https://www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/event/lucretia-virginia-botticelli-20190330
Ramie Targoff and Stephen Greenblatt focus on the literary origins of Botticelli's spalliera, the Story of Lucretia and the Story of Virginia. Join them to explore what the tales of both tragic heroines meant to Botticelli and his patrons, and why these violent events were chosen to decorate a Renaissance household.
SPEAKERS:
Ramie Targoff, Professor of English, Co-Chair of Italian Studies, Brandeis University
Stephen Greenblatt, John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities, Harvard University
SPEAKERS:
Ramie Targoff, Professor of English, Co-Chair of Italian Studies, Brandeis University
Stephen Greenblatt, John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities, Harvard University