Lectures tagged "landscape"

Coyote at the Kitchen Door
Stephen DeStefano
January 23, 2010
00:55:36
Wildlife biologist Stephen DeStefano, author of Coyote at the Kitchen Door; and photographer Amy Stein, whose work addresses how bears, deer, fox, coyote, and birds are increasingly encroaching upon areas considered to be "ours", discuss the blurred boundary between human life and wildlife
Claude Monet and the Landscape Tradition
David Brenneman
January 10, 2008
00:54:30
David Brenneman, director of collections and exhibitions at Atlanta's High Museum of Art, draws comparisons between Monet's work and the masters of the Dutch landscape tradition, as well as other Old Master traditions.
Looking Back on Impressionism
Ann Dumas
October 13, 2007
00:47:21
Ann Dumas, a leading independent scholar on Impressionism, talks about the Impressionists dialogue with the art of the past. The popular view of Impressionism is that it broke completely from the artistic traditions of previous centuries.
Lives and Landscapes of the French Monarchy
William Beik
March 17, 2007
00:48:57
French historian William Beik of Emory University explores the lives of the monarchs, including Kings Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI, and the transformation of French culture into the pinnacle of art and refinement.
Rembrandt's Journey: Painter, Draftsman, Etcher
Barbara T. Martin
October 26, 2003
00:34:44
Ms. Martin gives an overview of a major Rembrandt exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and suggests ways to look at the works of this master artist.
Picturing Boston: Painting the Town
Erica Hirshler
April 13, 2003
00:52:14
Erica Hirshler provides a tour of Boston's waterfront, parks, and neighborhoods through the eyes of the painters who portrayed the city. Using images from the MFA's collection, this lecture explores how artists chose to represent Boston and its inhabitants throughout its history.