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Art History Lecture | Paintings the Dutch Loved to See Golden Age of Dutch Art | Presented by Linda Blair (Week 2) | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library

Thursday, September 12th, 2024
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7:30 PM

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In the second week, we examine in greater depth the paintings the Dutch loved to see on their walls: landscapes that evoke a land dearly wrested from the sea; still lifes ranging from glorious floral bouquets sparkling with butterflies to dour skulls and smoking candles; genre painting that presents often humorous portrayals of everyday people and everyday lives; and, of course, brilliant portraiture from the easels of artists like Rembrandt and Frans Hals. Dazzling art, to be sure, but also puzzling. How is it that this flat and uninspiring land gives birth to landscapes? Or that this newly minted Protestant nation produces still lifes suffused with religious symbolism? Or that this sober and reserved society invents genre painting, evidence of a people able to laugh at themselves.

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Halloween Karaoke Contest

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Kris Davis Trio | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library | La Jolla | Athenaeum Jazz Fall 2025 (October 29)

Dia De Los Muertos Happy Hour

University City High School Performing Arts will be performing: Dracula, Adapted by Steven Deitz from the book by Bram Stoker.

University City High School Performing Arts will be performing: Dracula, Adapted by Steven Deitz from the book by Bram Stoker.

National Chocolate Day Pop-Up with Netflix Star Christophe Rull & Annaluna Karkar

Halloween Lockdown by Haunted San Diego Ghost Tours

MiraCosta College Presents: Dance Studio Hour (DSH)

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creativeMornings San Diego | Soft with Mashonda Tifrere

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