Illustrated THE ARTS THRIVE HERE Art Talks Vivian Gordon, Art Historian and Lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will present the following: REMEMBERING BIBLICAL WOMEN ARTISTS IN THEIR STUDIOS Monday, April 13, at 1PM Wednesday, May 20, at 1PM Feast your eyes on some of the most Depicting artists at work gives insight into the beautiful paintings ever. This illustrated talk will making of their art as well as their changing status examine how and why biblical women such as in society.This visual talk will show examples Esther, Judith, and Bathsheba, among others, from the Renaissance, the Impressionists, and were portrayed by the “Masters.” The artists Post-Impressionists-all adding to our knowledge to be discussed include Mantegna, Cranach, of the nature of their creativity and inspiration. Caravaggio, Rubens, and Rembrandt. FINE IMPRESSIONS: CAILLEBOTTE, SISLEY, BAZILLE Monday, June 15, at 1PM This illustrated lecture will focus on the work of three important (but not widely known) Impressionist painters. Join us as Ms. Gordon introduces the art, lives and careers of these important fi gures in French Impressionist art. Ines Powell, Art Historian and Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will present the following: ALBRECHT DURER and HANS HOLBEIN the ELDER Thursday, April 23, at 1PM Unequaled in his artistic and technical execution of woodcuts and engravings, 16th century German artist Durer revolutionized the art world, exploring such themes as love, temptation and power. Hans Holbein the Elder was a German painter, a printmaker and a contemporary of Durer. His works are characterized by deep, rich coloring and by balanced compositions. THE IMAGERY and SYMBOLISM of SPRING THE UTRECHT CARAVAGGISM Thursday, May 28, at 1PM Thursday, June 11, at 1PM Spring is one of the most beloved themes of Western Utrecht Caravaggism refers to those Baroque Dutch artists. It is the season that represents youth and artists, all distinctly infl uenced by the art of Caravaggio. happiness. In Ancient Greece, spring was identifi ed Painters such as Dirck van Baburen, Gerrit van Honthorst with Persephone, the personifi cation of spring growth. and Hendrick ter Brugghen were all in Rome at a time For the Romans, the goddess Flora represented nature’s when the chiaroscuro of Caravaggio’s late style was fertility. In later Western paintings, spring is represented as an dominant. Back in Utrecht, they painted mythological and image of life unstoppable. religious history subjects and genre scenes, such as card- players and gypsies.

Thomas Germano, Professor of Art History at Farmingdale State College, will present the following: BENTON’S ‘AMERICA TODAY’ MURAL REDISCOVERED Thursday, April 30, at 1PM Benton painted the “America Today” mural in 1931, showing a sweeping panorama of American life throughout the l920s. “America Today” ranks among Benton’s most renowned works and is one of the most remarkable accomplishments in American art of the period. Professor Germano will address the complex iconography of “America Today” while placing the work into the historic context of the era. VINCENT VAN GOGH: ROSES AND IRISES Sir Frederic Leighton’s “FLAMING JUNE” Thursday, May 14, at 1PM Thursday, June 25, at 1PM In May 1890, just before his release from the asylum One of the most familiar works of late Victorian art, at Saint-Remy, and only two months before his death, “Flaming June” is a favorite of many. For the fi rst time, Van Gogh painted four bouquets of spring fl owers: this celebrated painting will be shown publicly in N.Y. two of roses and two of irises, in contrasting formats at the Frick Collection. Sir Frederic Leighton was a and color schemes. This visual art lecture examines all of painter, sculptor, man about town and a leading artist of his Van Gogh’s fl oral works, placing them into the context of time. He specialized in mythological subjects where mood, his life and studio locations. physical beauty and color took precedence over story or moralizing.