“Facing Objects - Busts of Children and the Case of Simon of Trent”: Block Museum - Northwestern University
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“Facing Objects - Busts of Children and the Case of Simon of Trent”

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Conversations
January
24

Event Details

Date & Time:

Wed January 24, 2018

Location:

The Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208

Audience:

Open to the public

Details:

Art Historian Jeanette Kohl, University of California, Riverside, explored portraiture in the Italian Renaissance, focusing on the intersection of social history and religion. She discussed the form and function of sculpted portraits and their relationship to larger aspects of culture, identity, and aesthetics.

This program was organized by the Department of Art History

Contact The Block Museum of Art for more information: (847) 491-4000 or email us at block-museum@northwestern.edu