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Stout Memorial Lecture

Botticelli and Bellini in London

Thursday, March 7, 2019
7 pm
Calderwood Hall

Take a closer look at the paintings of two Renaissance superstars: Sandro Botticelli and Giovanni Bellini. Following her recent restoration of their spalliera panels in the National Gallery, London, Jill Dunkerton will consider each painter's techniques, challenging common assumptions regarding the training of artists in Florence and Venice.

Speaker:

Jill Dunkerton, Senior Restorer, National Gallery, London

How to Buy Tickets

Tickets are required and include Museum admission.

Adults $15, seniors $12, students $10, free for members and children 17 and under.

  • Online, by clicking the TICKETS button above*
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Photo at top: Sandro Botticelli (Italian, 1444 or 1445-1510), The Story of Virginia (detail), about 1500. Tempera and gold on panel, 83.3 x 164.9 cm (32 13/16 x 64 15/16 in.) Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

Botticelli: Heroines + Heroes is supported in part by The Robert Lehman Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Museum receives operating support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the State of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Media Sponsor: The Boston Globe

The special exhibition preview and reception for Botticelli: Heroines + Heroes is generously sponsored by Bank of America.