Exhibition details
This exhibition explored the intellectual and aesthetic motivations of Renaissance naturalists and collectors, whose wonders of nature and artifice were displayed in elaborate gardens, illustrated books, and remarkable cabinets of curiosities. Students from Prof. Felicia Else’s upper-level art history course and Kay Etheridge’s First Year Seminar drew connections between art and science, and curated a Renaissance-inspired “Chamber of Wonders” in Schmucker Art Gallery with resources from Gettysburg College’s Fine Arts and Special Collections, departments across campus, and individual loans. More information
image, copy of Guido Reni’s "Aurora", oil on canvas, 55 x 97 cm, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Zimmerman, Class of 1873, Special Collections and College Archives, Gettysburg College
November 10 – December 10, 2017
Location
Project Space
Reception
Lecture