Symposium: Piranesi, Rome, and the Arts of Design

9:00 a.m. Coffee and pastries | 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Presentations

Scholars from around the country will offer their insights to contextualize the culture, time period, and artistic concerns of Giovanni Battista Piranesi.

Speakers include Christopher M.S. Johns, Norman L. and Roselea J. Golberg, Professor and Chair of the Department of History of Art, Vanderbilt University; John Pinto, Howard Crosby Butler Memorial Professor of Art and Archeology, Princeton University; and Jeffrey L. Collins, Professor and Chair of Academic Programs, Bard Graduate Center; and will be moderated by Dr. John Marciari, Curator of European Art.

This symposium may be chosen as part of the Museum Experience Class.