Release Date: March 21, 2006
National Gallery of Art Offers Activities Related to Bellini,
Giorgione, Titian, and the Renaissance of Venetian Painting
June 18-September 17, 2006
Washington, DC – To enhance the visitor’s experience, a variety of programs and materials have been developed around the exhibition Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, and the Renaissance of Venetian Painting.
All programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information, call (202) 737-4215, visit the Web site at www.nga.gov, or inquire at the Art Information Desks.
Lecture Programs
East Building Auditorium, 2:00 p.m.
The Renaissance of Venetian Painting:
An Introduction to the Exhibition
June 18
David Alan Brown, curator, Italian paintings, National Gallery of Art
A book signing will follow
The Renaissance Studiolo: Reading, Collecting, and the Invention of Mythological
Painting
June 25
Stephen Campbell, professor of the history of art,
John Hopkins University
A book signing will follow
Double Lecture Program
September 10
Deborah Howard, head, department of the history of art, University of Cambridge,
and Juergen Schulz, Andrea V. Rosenthal professor of the history of art and
architecture, Emeritus, Brown University
Public Symposium
Reconsidering Venetian Renaissance Painting
September 16, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
September 17, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
East Building Auditorium
The symposium features illustrated lectures by noted scholars and a panel discussion
with the exhibition organizers. It is organized by the National Gallery of
Art in conjunction with The Solow Art and Architecture Foundation.
Five Hundred Years of Art in Venice:
Achievement, Allure, and Influence
Summer Sunday Lecture Series
East Building Auditorium, 2:00 p.m.
July 9: Giovanni Bellini’s “Feast of the Gods” in
Context
J. Russell Sale, lecturer
July 16: Getting Your Feet Wet: An Introduction to Venice
Eric Denker, lecturer
July 23: Gentile Bellini at the Court of Mehmet II
Philip Leonard, lecturer
July 30: Visions and Realities, 19th-Century British Artists and the Lure
of Venice
Diane Arkin, lecturer
August 6: The Lure of the Sun: 19th-Century
German Painters in Italy
Christopher With, lecturer
August 13: Monet and the Impressionists in Venice
Eric Denker, lecturer
August 20: Venice in Film: Art, Love, and Death in La Serenissima
David Gariff, lecturer
August 27: The Venice Biennale: The Grandest Spectacle
Sally Shelburne, lecturer
Gallery Talks
Gallery Talks begin in the West Building Rotunda unless otherwise indicated.
Music and Art in Renaissance Venice (60 mins.)
June 29 and August 3, 12:00 p.m.
West Building Lecture Hall
Stephen Ackert, head of the music department, and J. Russell Sale, lecturer
Grand-Tour View Paintings from Rome, Venice, and Saxony
(50 mins.)
June 9, 11, 14, and 16, 1:00 p.m.
Philip Leonard, lecturer
Venetian Views: The Art of Canaletto, Bellotto and Guardi (50 mins.)
June 21, 25, 27, and 29, 1:00 p.m.
David Gariff, lecturer
Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, and the Renaissance of Venetian
Painting (60 mins.)
June 26, 27, and 30, July 12, 14, 18, 20 and 24, 12:00 p.m.
August 16, 23, 25, and 29, 1:00 p.m.
J. Russell Sale and David Gariff, lecturers
Turner in Venice (50 mins.)
July 31, 1:00 p.m.
August 1 and 9, 12:00 p.m.
August 2, 11:00 a.m.
Dian Arkin, lecturer
Gallery Concerts
West Building, West Garden Court, 6:30 p.m.
June 18: National Gallery Vocal Arts Ensemble
Music of the Venetian Renaissance
June 25: Drew Minter, countertenor, and Tempesta di Mare
Virtuoso music from the late Italian Renaissance and early baroque periods
Concerts presented in connection with the Washington Early Music Festival.
Audio Tour
Narrated by Gallery director Earl A. Powell III, this Acoustiguide ® tour
includes commentary by David Alan Brown, curator of Italian paintings, National
Gallery of Art; Deborah Howard, head of the department of the History of Art,
University of Cambridge; and Peter Humfrey, professor at the School of Art
History, University of St Andrews.
Available at the exhibition entrance for $5.
Exhibition Catalogue
Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, and the Renaissance of Venetian
Painting features
essays by leading scholars, detailed entries on some of the most renowned
pictures of 16th-century Italy, and revealing technical information. The
authors are exhibition curators David Alan Brown, National Gallery of Art,
and Sylvia Ferino-Pagden, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, with contributions
by an outstanding group of specialists in Venetian Renaissance art, including
Jaynie Anderson, University of Melbourne; Deborah Howard, University of Cambridge;
Peter Humfrey, University of St Andrews; and Mauro Lucco, Università degli
Studi di Bologna. Published by the National Gallery of Art and the Kunsthistorisches
Museum, Vienna, in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and
London, the 352-page catalogue, with 162 color and 31 halftone illustrations,
will be available in June for $65 hardcover and $45 softcover. To order,
call (800) 697-9350 or (202) 842-6002; fax (202) 789-3047; or e-mail mailorder@nga.gov.
Early support for planning and research for the exhibition was provided by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
Exhibition Brochure
A full-color brochure will be available free of charge at the entrance to the
exhibition.
Web site
Information about the exhibition and links to related activities can be found
on the Gallery's Web site at www.nga.gov/exhibitions/renaissanceinfo.shtm.
Exhibition Organization and Support
The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
This exhibition is made possible by Bracco, an international leader in diagnostic imaging.
It is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
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