Lecture Fantasy And Reality Art Johan Tobias Sergel

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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Free; advance registration is encouraged but does not guarantee seating.Register

Though little known beyond his native Sweden, sculptor and draftsman Johan Tobias Sergel (1740–1814) was one of the most compelling artistic figures of the late eighteenth century. Join John Marciari, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Head of the Department of Drawings and Prints at the Morgan for an overview of the current exhibition, Fantasy and Reality: The Art of Johan Tobias Sergel.

John Marciari is the Director of Curatorial Affairs and Head of the Department of Drawings and Prints at the Morgan. He has published widely on Italian art and has been the curator of many exhibitions at the Morgan including Spirit and Invention: Drawings by Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo and Sublime Ideas: Drawings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi.

This lecture takes place in Gilder Lehrman Hall on the Ground Floor. Doors to the Hall open 30 minutes before the program begins. Seating is first come, first served. Registration does not guarantee a seat. Attendees are encouraged to view the exhibition before or after the lecture.

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Johan Tobias Sergel. The Faun. Executed 1774. Marble. 46 x 84.5 x 46.3 cm . National Museum of Sweden, NMSk 357. Photography by Viktor Fordell / Nationalmuseum.

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