Events
Painted Cloth: Fashion and Ritual in Colonial Latin America
Past event
This exhibition addresses the social roles of textiles and their visual representations in different media produced in Bolivia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela during the 1600s and 1700s.
The Face of Queenship at the Court of Philip III & Philip IV
Past event
In this virtual talk, María Cruz de Carlos Varon, Professor of History and Theory of Art at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, will analyze the visual representation of Queenship at the courts of Philip III (1598–1621) and Philip IV (1621–1665).
Picasso: Painting the Blue Period
Past event
This major exhibition provides new insight into the creative process of Picasso at the outset of his career, focusing on his early works just at the beginning of his international career.
Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son
Past event
Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son features some of the painter’s most famous works sharing some new information thanks to the restoration processes carried by the National Gallery of Ireland.
Paintings from South America: The Thoma Collection (1600-1800)
Past event
This exhibition at the Nelson-Atkins Museum presents fifteen works made by artists in present-day Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia during Spanish colonial rule.
ReVisión: A New Look at Art in the Americas
Past event
Inspired by the exhibition ReVisión: Art in the Americas, the 20th Annual Mayer Center Symposium will explore the art of the Americas as a single interwoven story by connecting history, legend, memory, and the present.
Materials of Empire: Colonial Narratives 1700–1860
Past event
This exhibition explores objects from the Rienzi Collection that shed light on the links between Europe, Africa, the Americas, and India. This small exhibition examines the stories objects reveal as well as conceal, and places them within the context of entangled legacies and experiences of empire.
Further Afield: Mother, Daughter, Widow, and Wife
Past event
In this virtual talk, Charlene Villaseñor Black, professor of art history and Chicana/o studies, UCLA, asks: How did sacred artworks serve as visual exemplars of gendered behaviors?