2025 Germaine Brée Lecture
Paris In Ruins: How A Brutal Conflict Informed the Birth of Impressionism
Event Details
Date
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Time
4:30-6 p.m.
Description
Sebastian Smee will speak about how Impressionism, a movement which most of us rightly associate with light and color and beauty, actually came out of a dark and traumatic period in the history of France—and of Paris in particular. What, he will ask, is the nature of the relationship between political events and the cultural sphere? How do these connections appear in art, both directly and indirectly?
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
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