Monday, May 13, 3 – 3:30pm
Unidentified artist, Austrian. Christ Carrying the Cross (detail), c. 1460. BF396. Public Domain.
Free with admission
About the Talk
Elliot Mackin, a doctoral candidate in the history of art at the University of Pennsylvania, leads an in-depth discussion about the medieval painting Christ Carrying the Cross. The talk takes place in Room 21.
In Focus Gallery Talks are 30-minute discussions held in the Barnes collection galleries presented in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania’s history of art graduate program. In Focus talks provide new interpretative approaches and intensive focus on individual works in the collection.
Speaker
Elliot Mackin
Mackin is a doctoral candidate in the history of art at the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently writing his dissertation, “Seeing Christ Queerly: Beauty, Power, and the Passion of Christ in Byzantine Art.” Mackin‘s In Focus talks look at medieval art in the Barnes collection and explore issues of gender, sexuality, race, religion, and power.
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