Jacques Callot, The Temptation of Saint Anthony (second version) (detail), 1635. Etching on laid paper. 35.6 × 46.2 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 1993. Photo: NGC
Meet the Expert: Beautiful Monsters (in English)
Thursday, January 23, 2020
6:00 pm to 6:45 pm
National Gallery of Canada
Gallery C218
380 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, ON K1N 9N4
CanadaDragons, seven-headed monsters, human-animal hybrids… Beautiful Monsters Curator Sonia Del Re explains why these fantastic creatures appear in numerous prints and drawings of the Renaissance and Baroque.
Free event.
In English with bilingual question period.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
6:00 pm to 6:45 pm
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