First Wednesday Lectures return for 8th Season with talk on 16th-17th Century Paris.
Wednesday, October 2, 7 PM, Brooks Memorial Library
Amherst College History of Art professor Nicola Courtright discusses how 16th- and 17th -century French kings, seeking national political unity, created a new image of Paris, building the magnificent residences, squares, gardens, and boulevards that endure today.
Nicola Courtright is the Professor of the History of Art and Chair of European Studies at Amherst College. She has taught at Amherst for the past 14 years. Her publications span a wide range of areas within sixteenth and seventeenth-century European art history, including the art and architecture of the Vatican, Bernini sculpture, Rembrandt drawings, and most recently the art and architecture of French royal residences.
“My focus these days is on how different forms of art help to formulate political expression in a rich and imaginative way that texts cannot. My latest research for a book entitled “Art and the Invention of Queenly Authority in France” examines ideologies of rule for early modern French queens through the art and architecture of French palaces.”
Dr. Courtright has garnered many awards and honors, the most recent of which are the Chercheur invité, Institut national d’histoire de l’art (Spring 2013) and Clark Fellowship, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute (Fall 2012). She is editor-in-chief of the prestigious Grove Art Online to which she was appointed in December 2012, and is the current president of the College Art Association. Sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council.
Funded in part by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library; the Vermont Department of Libraries; and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Local library funding for the series also comes from : Downs, Rachlin, Martin, PLCC; New Chapter; the Vermont Country Store; Brattleboro Savings and Loan; and the Windham World Affairs Council of Vermont.
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