Art Film on March 13

Tuesday, 7 pm, Vineyard Center

                                                             Art Film for March 2018

     In the spirit of Women’s History Month, we will take a journey of discovery, Tuesday, March 13th at 7:00 P.M. in the Vineyard Center, to explore the forgotten histories of a few outstanding women artists from Renaissance to the Dutch Golden Age. Our discussion will begin with viewing, The Story of Women and Art: Discover Extraordinary Women Through the Centuries produced by Matchlight Limited 2013 narrated by Professor Amanda Vickery of Queen Mary University of London.

     We are all familiar with Michelangelo and Van Dyck, but who has heard about Sofonisba Anquissola? Michelangelo praised her work. Van Dyck “pilgrimed” to her home and sketched her at 92! There is Joanna Koerten, the Dutch paper cutter whose work sold for three times the price of her contemporary Rembrandt’s masterpiece The Night Watch. The amazing 52 year old Maria Sibylla Merian, a pioneer in scientific illustrator, took her child and went alone on an expedition 5,000 miles away to Suriname. Italian Renaissance Artemisia Gentileschi successfully brought her abusive art teacher into court. She used these experiences to give new meaning to the role of women in her biblically themed paintings.

     Research into the history of 16th to 18th century female counterparts to the better known male legacies continue. Join us on March 13th in the Vineyard Center at 7:00 P.M. Discussion will follow. Bibliographies will be available.

                                                                                                    by Pam Oliver Lyons