Orazio Samacchini’s Judith with the Head of Holofernes: An Art Historical Detective Story
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Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre72 Porter Field Road
Middlebury, VT 05753 View in Campus Map
Open to the Public

Pieter Broucke, professor of history of art and architecture and associate curator of ancient art, recounts the multiyear quest that resulted in the reattribution of one of the museum’s earliest acquisitions from German artist Hans Von Aachen (1522–1615) to Orazio Samacchini (1532–1577), an influential Mannerist artist from Bologna. Enjoy further conversation over a light lunch in the lobby. Presented as part of the series Off the Wall: Informal Discussions About Art. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Museum of Art and the Committee on the Arts. Lunch is provided. $5 donation suggested; free to College ID cardholders
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