This series of six richly illustrated lectures offers a panoramic overview of art history through the lens of drawn, painted, sculpted, and photographed portraits and self-portraits. We will study concepts representing individualized features in the visual arts across time. Issues of likeness, status, identity, storytelling, and narcissism will be examined from the viewpoints of the artist, the sitter, and the viewer. Iconic examples of drawn, painted, sculpted, and photographed portraits and self-portraits, as well as examples from the permanent collection at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, will be part of the lectures.

Tuesdays, 6 weeks, January 21 - February 25 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Jan 21 | Ancient Near East, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Art
Jan 28 | The Renaissance
Feb 04 | The 17th and 18th Centuries: Baroque and Rococo
Feb 11 | The Art of 19th Century Portraiture and Self-Portraiture
Feb 18 | The 20th Century: Modernism
Feb 25 | The 21st Century: Portraits, Self-Portraits, and Selfies in Contemporary Art

$40 per individual lecture or $220 for the series | In person and simulcast

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