Join us for “Double Vision: Identity and Difference in Modern and Contemporary Art,” a two-session symposium on Saturday, October 22, in conjunction with The Double: Identity and Difference in Art Since 1900. Presentations and conversations will explore the exhibition’s themes of doubling in visual practice. 

The 26th annual Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art will be presented by Cammy Brothers of Northeastern University, on Sunday, November 6.  Taking examples from painting, architecture, and drawing, “Michelangelo, Raphael, and the Genius Paradox” will suggest how the works of Michelangelo and Raphael suggest a distinct model for aesthetic invention and exploration.  

Stephen D. Houston, Brown University, will give the 72nd A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts in spring 2023. Houston’s lecture series Vital Signs: The Visual Cultures of Maya Writing will take place in the East Building Auditorium at the National Gallery on Sundays from April 16 through May 21, 2023.