Date:
Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 12:30pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Harvard Art Museums—Online
Figure drawing is often described by artists as a way of facilitating empathy and understanding another person’s vulnerability. A discussion of works by Jozef Israëls and his contemporaries, such as Vincent van Gogh, offers insights into the transformation of figure studies from an academic discipline into a vehicle for denouncing social injustice.