Art Lecture Series

Everyone is welcome – the lectures are open to all. Attend only a few or the whole series. No need to register in advance. Come when you can!

Three Dimensional Beauty: Sculptures in the Museum of Fine Arts

14 February
Sculpturesque History – Changing Ideals Throughout Centuries
Lecturer: Edina Deme

28 February
Abelard, Heloise, Uta and Ekkehard – Heroes Made of Stone – Gothic Sculpture
Lecturer: Krisztina Mácsay

6 March
Beauty, Balance, Blessing – Renaissance Sculpture
Lecturer: Krisztina Mácsay

13 March
Intertwined Refinement – Mannerist Sculptures from Cellini to Giambologna
Lecturer: Eszter Tóth

20 March
The Pulsing Marble – Baroque Sculpture in the Seventeenth Century
Lecturer: Zsófia Tettamanti

27 March
From the Age of Bronze to the Gates of Hell – Rodin at the Museum of Fine Arts
Lecturer: Zsófia Kovács

3 April
The Power of Bronze and Marble – XIXth Century Sculpture in the Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts from Realism to Symbolism
Lecturer: Zsófia Kovács

The Bible has long been a source of profound inspiration for artists, especially the Old Masters. Join us this spring as we examine the rich collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest along topical themes.

MYTHOLOGY AND THE BIBLE IN ART

Thursdays 10.15-12.15

February 16
Who’s Who in the Mythological World?

March 1
Muses

March 8
Heroes and Anti-heroes
Lecturer: Agi Turner

March 22
In the Footsteps of Jesus
Travels, Teachings, Miracles

March 29
Passion Week
Triumphal Entry, Last Supper, Trials

April 5
The Meaning of Easter
Crucifixion and Resurrection
Lecturer: Jane Stevens
 

This information from the website of: Museum of Fine Arts