Life, Love & Marriage in Renaissance Italy
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Chazen Museum of Art 750 University Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 53706
8/3-11/4, Chazen Museum of Art. 608-263-2246.
press release: Organized by the Museo Stibbert and Contemporanea Progetti in Florence, Italy, the Chazen Museum of Art will host an exhibition Italian wedding chests, also known as cassoni. To explore the social and practical functions of these important objects, the exhibition will include related domestic items such as maiolica wares, fabric, and architectural decorations, in addition to panel paintings and intact chests made in Italy from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
This exhibition was organized by Museo Stibbert and Contemporanea Progetti, and is supported in part by the Mildred L. Stolberg Fund and a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Free Public Programs
Gallery Talks
September 20, 6 p.m., Walton O. Schalick, III, MD, PhD
September 27, 6 p.m., Lauren Surovi, Department of Italian
October 10, 12 p.m., Leonora Neville, Department of History
November 2, 2 p.m., Walton O. Schalick, III, MD, PhD
Tours with curator Maria Saffiotti Dale
September 6, 12:30 p.m.; September 16, 2 p.m.; October 21, 2 p.m.; November 1, 12:30 p.m.; November 4, 2 p.m.
Art•Spin and UW Family Weekend: October 13, 12–3 p.m.
Closing Reception and Masquerade Ball: October 25, 5:30–8 p.m. (Save the date—more information will be revealed soon!)