Thursday, July 9, 7 pmFriday, July 10, 11 am
After the Age of Reason had degenerated into the Terror, artists of the Romantic era became more interested in unreason. From Fuseli's nightmares to Goya's asylums, madness constituted a fascinating extreme of the human condition for painters to plumb.
Recommended Reading
Brown, David Blayney. Romanticism. London: Phaidon, 2001. Jamison, Kay Redfield. Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament. Simon & Schuster, 1996. Miles, Jonathan. The Wreck of the Medusa. Atlantic Monthly Press, 2007. Porter, Roy. Madness: A Brief History. Oxford University Press, 2002.
Most of these publications are available in the Museum Store; art history ticket holders receive a 15% discount on recommended titles.
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2008-09 Art History Lecture Series with Rebecca Albiani
The series is sold out, although individual tickets may be available at the Auditorium door on a space-available basis on the day of each lecture.
Individual Tickets are released first-come, first-served. Individual tickets for Thursday night lecture and reception are $9 members, seniors, students, teachers, artists; $13 nonmembers. Individual tickets for Friday lectures are $8 members, seniors, students, teachers, artists; $12 nonmembers. All individual ticket sales are cash only.