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Cycladic Female Figure - Coloring the Past (71)
Cycladic Female Figure - Coloring the Past (71)
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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Mar 17, 2017
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Podcast episode
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Many sculptural works from the ancient world were once beautifully colored. This is an excerpt of my gallery talk "Coloring the Past" in the Art Institute of Chicago from March 9, 2017. Here we explore the use of color on a Cycladic Statuette of a Female Figure from the Early Bronze Age, 2600-2400 B.C. Please forgive the poor sound quality.
Gallery Talk: Coloring the Past (American Sign Language-interpreted)
Art Institute of Chicago
March 9, 2017
"How does our modern lens shape the way we see ancient works of art? Explore the use, meaning, and manufacture of color in ancient art with museum educator Lucas Livingston. This gallery talk will be interpreted in American Sign Language."
Image:
Statuette of a Female Figure
Early Bronze Age, 2600-2400 B.C.
Cycladic; probably from the island of Keros
Marble
39.9 x 11.6 x 4.9 cm (15 11/16 x 4 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago, 1978.115
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Mar 17, 2017
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