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Online Talk · Imaging the End Times: The Iconography of the Book of Revelation with Art Historian Brenda Edgar

The Book of Revelation—St. John’s mystic vision from the island of Patmos—has inspired some of the most awe-inspiring and terrifying works in European Medieval and Renaissance art. From jewel-studded visions of the Heavenly Jerusalem to the monstrous maws of Hell, artists brought the Apocalypse to life with astonishing detail. Join art historian Brenda Edgar for a lavishly illustrated talk exploring how painters and sculptors visualized divine judgment, celestial glory, and demonic chaos. You’ll never see locusts the same way again.

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February 2

Online Talk · The Butt that Launched a Thousand Ships: The Aphrodite of Knidos and the Very Late Beginnings of the Female Nude in Ancient Greek Art with Art Historian Brenda Edgar

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April 6

Online Talk · Masterpieces of Skin: Medieval Manuscripts on Parchment and Vellum with Art Historian Brenda Edgar