Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Calendar
Lecture
- Wednesday, April 30, 2008
- 7:30 p.m.
- Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center
“A Pageant for a Prince: The Wedding of Francesco de’ Medici and Joanna of Austria”
Maria Ruvoldt, Assistant Professor, Department of Art History and Music, Fordham University
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition, Beauty and Duty: The Art and Business of Renaissance Marriage
Exhibition opening reception
- Thursday, May 1, 2008
- 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Zuckert Seminar Room, Bowdoin College Museum of Art
The students of Art History 216, “The Early Modern Printed Image” and Stephen Perkinson, Assistant Professor of Art History cordially invite the community to celebrate the opening of Between the Lines: Trends in Early Modern Printmaking. The students are the curators of this exhibition which draws upon the significant holdings of the Museum, and examines the period between 1400 and 1700 when European artists developed and perfected a variety of printmaking techniques, ranging from woodcuts to engravings and etchings. Refreshments will be served.
Procession and Shakespeare
- Friday, May 2, 2008
- ca. 1:30 p.m.
- Beginning on the Steps of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Renaissance procession on the campus Quad with bride, groom, and entourage in costume with ephemeral architecture designed and created by architecture and theater students. Performance of scenes from Shakespeare will follow.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition, Beauty and Duty: The Art and Business of Renaissance Marriage
Gallery Talk
- Tuesday, May 6, 2008
- 4:15 p.m.
- Bowdoin College Museum of Art
“'Diana and Actaeon's Story on a Renaissance Birth Tray" by Jennifer Bird, Visiting Professor of Art History, Bowdoin College.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition, Beauty and Duty: The Art and Business of Renaissance Marriage
Gallery Talk
- Wednesday, May 7, 2008
- 4:00 p.m.
- Bowdoin College Museum of Art
A concert of Renaissance madrigals and rounds by The Madrigal Voices
Program will include English madrigals by Thomas Morley (1557-1603) including "April is in my Mistress' Face" and "Stay Gentle Nymphs"(1594); and "Rest Sweet Nymphs" by Francis Pilkington. The group will teach (any willing) listeners some simple Renaissance rounds. "O, My Love," "Hey Ho, What Shall I Say," and "What Hap Had I" by Ravenscroft, all from 1609; and "Whenever I Marry" Anonymous. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition, Beauty and Duty: The Art and Business of Renaissance Marriage.
Gallery Talk
- Thursday, May 15, 2008
- 7:00 p.m.
- Bowdoin College Museum of Art
"The Tragic Marriages of the Gonzaga Girls," by exhibition curator, Susan E. Wegner, Associate Professor of Art History, Bowdoin College. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition, Beauty and Duty: The Art and Business of Renaissance Marriage.
