Feb 15 2023
Writing on Still Life (CANCELLED)

Writing on Still Life (CANCELLED)

Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums

In this interactive online session, led by art history graduate students Alejandro Octavio Nodarse (Harvard University) and Sara Petrilli-Jones (Yale University and Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa), we will look closely at a still-life drawing by Margaretha de Heer, called Still Life of Flowers and Small Animals on a Ledge (1642). Together, you will consider the relationship between looking, describing, and imagining. Prompted by De Heer’s drawing, we will ask a series of questions: how might such a work engage our senses? What responses—individual and collective—does it elicit? How has the artist’s gender played a role in the creation and reception of the work? All participants will be invited to share their responses through conversation and writing.

Admission Info

This talk will take place online via Zoom. The event is free and open to all, but registration is required. To register, please complete this online form.

Please read these instructions on how to join a meeting on Zoom. For general questions about Art Talks, email am_register@harvard.edu.

Dates & Times

2023/02/15 - 2023/02/15

Location Info

Harvard Art Museums

32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Accessibility Info

The Harvard Art Museums are committed to accessibility for all visitors. For anyone requiring accessibility accommodations for our programs, please contact us at am_register@harvard.edu at least 48 hours in advance.