Venue
Norton Simon Museum
411 W. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91105
Lecture: Performing Animals in Goya's Prints
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Cost: Free with admission
Sponsor: Norton Simon Museum
For more information call: 626-449-6840
Or click here: https://www.nortonsimon.org/calendar/2024/spring-2024/Performing-Animals-in-Goyas-Prints-5-18-2024-500pm/date/2024-05-18
Animals occupy a central place in all four of Francisco de Goya’s print series, from tightrope-walking horses and ferocious bulls to humorous donkeys and screeching owls. Goya was fascinated by animals, most importantly their relationship to humans and their potential to convey symbolic meaning. Goya blurred this animal-human connection by creating fantastical beasts, clothing people in animalistic costumes and representing animals with humanlike qualities or engaged in humanlike activities. This lecture explores such themes by examining key performing animals in Goya’s prints. Speaker: Tara Zanardi, Associate Professor of Art History, Hunter College. Advance registration is available for members at the above link. Tickets will be available for all guests the day of the lecture starting at 4:00 p.m.
