Bosch revolutionized Renaissance art by turning away from traditional Christian images such as Madonnas and saints toward secular, encyclopedic scenes of everyday life handled as moral allegory and fantastic scenes of sin and punishment in hell. Although seemingly poles apart, his naturalism and fantasy were both part of a secular, Renaissance aesthetic which understood artistic seeing as both empirical and playful, as a process rooted in the study of the natural world and in the display of visual interpretation and artistic invention.
Presented by Robert Baldwin, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Art History, Connecticut College
The audience is invited to bring a lunch to enjoy during the program.
Cookies and beverage are provided courtesy of Big Y.
Followed by a Museum members-only Continuing Conversation with Baldwin.
