OLLI Fall 2014
Golden Treasures of Italian Painting and Small Treasures of Northern Painting;
the importance of color, shape and size.
The focus of this class is inspired by the special exhibition that opens at the North Carolina Museum of Art in October 2014 entitled, Small Treasures: Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Dyck and Their Contemporaries, featuring 64 small-format paintings no larger than 8 X 10 inches. In this course we will study Italian, Dutch and Flemish painting from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, in slide lectures and in the NCMA galleries, from the standpoint of color, shape and size. We will explore questions such as how these elements represent patronage, function and meaning. The course will conclude with a tour of the special exhibition.
Course held at the North Carolina Museum of Art
Lectures: Wednesdays 11:00-12:30
Gallery Sessions (choose 1):
Session 1: Wednesdays 10:30-11:30
Session 2: Wednesdays 12:00- 1:00
Session 3: Thursdays 10:30-11:30
Session 4: Thursdays 12:00- 1:00
Schedule:
September 10 (lecture) Medieval Italy
September 17/18 (Italian Galleries)
October 1 (lecture) Italian Renaissance
October 8/9 (Italian Galleries)
October 22 (lecture) The Northern Flavor
October 29/30 (Dutch & Flemish Galleries)
November 5 (lecture) The small and special; Rembrandt and Vermeer
November 12 (lecture) Works in the Small Treasures Exhibition
November 19/20 Tour Special Exhibition: Small Treasures
Lectures: Wednesdays 11:00-12:30
Gallery Sessions (choose 1):
Session 1: Wednesdays 10:30-11:30
Session 2: Wednesdays 12:00- 1:00
Session 3: Thursdays 10:30-11:30
Session 4: Thursdays 12:00- 1:00
Schedule:
September 10 (lecture) Medieval Italy
September 17/18 (Italian Galleries)
October 1 (lecture) Italian Renaissance
October 8/9 (Italian Galleries)
October 22 (lecture) The Northern Flavor
October 29/30 (Dutch & Flemish Galleries)
November 5 (lecture) The small and special; Rembrandt and Vermeer
November 12 (lecture) Works in the Small Treasures Exhibition
November 19/20 Tour Special Exhibition: Small Treasures