| With Isabelle Leroy-Jay Lemaistre, curator of sculpture at le Musée du Louvre |
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| Lecture |
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
| 6:30 PM (In English) |
| 54 W. Chicago Avenue entrance |
| Members $5, Non-members $10 |
| Museums and art galleries are, by definition, a repository of outstanding artworks. But which one do curators hold out as the best of their kind, and why? What is, really, a masterpiece? |
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| A world-renown expert, Isabelle Leroy-Jay Lemaistre will examine how the definition of a "masterpiece" as well as taste and connoisseurship have changed over time. The paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and drawings she will use as examples will reflect three major themes: the changing historical and cultural definitions of a masterpiece; authenticity and connoisseurship; and the evolution of taste and scholarship. |
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| This talk will be followed by a vin d’honneur.
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| This event is made possible thanks to the support of the Cultural Services of the French Consulate in Chicago and Le Musée du Louvre. |
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