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Sightlines Tour

Embedded Meaning

Finding Art within Art
Saturday
Saturday, February 25, 2017 - 1:30pm

Art Museum Galleries

Miriam Niedergang ’17, Student Guide

This tour will explore examples of art depicted within art, and the impact these choices have on us as viewers. Why might an artist depict a statue, tapestry, or even a dance in the background of a painting or another work of art? What can it tell us about history, the artist, or the artist’s culture? Through the practice of close looking, visitors will search for new meaning within selected artworks and reflect on the details that shape their own reactions to these pieces.

Events And Links

Maker unknown (North Italian; possibly Austrian), Capital with human and animal figures, first half of the 12th century
March 2, 2017  | Caroline R. Hill Gallery
Monsters and the Meaning of a 12th-Century Capital
Gallery Talk

Michael T. Davis, Professor of Art History and Chair, Architectural Studies Program

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Kano, Masamitsu, also known as Eishunsai (Japanese, d. 1765), Six-fold screen with scenes from Tale of Genji (detail), mid 18th century
April 13, 2017  | John and Norah Warbeke Gallery
The Tale of Genji in Four Seasons
from Cherry Blossoms to Playing in the Snow
Gallery Talk

Sadako Ohki, The Japan Foundation Associate Curator of Japanese Art,
Yale University Art Gallery

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Joseph Allen Skinner Museum Interior
April 27, 2017  | Joseph Allen Skinner Museum
Spring Opening
Skinner Museum

Join us for an afternoon of discovery and fun, including “Mysteries of History” challenge, prizes, and refreshments!

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