Albrecht Dürer’s Prints and the Cult of Celebrity
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- Wednesday, Feb 5, 2020 6pm - 7:30pm
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Albrecht Dürer’s Prints and the Cult of Celebrity
Dr. Mary Vaccaro
This lecture will discuss the changing status of visual artists in the 16th century with a focus on the critical role that prints played in Durer’s self-promotion.
The lecturer, Dr. Mary Vaccaro, is a Distinguished Professor of Art History who specializes in sixteenth-century northern Italian painting and drawing. She currently teaches at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Categories: Art & Culture / Education