Great Storytelling in Figurative Painting with Margaret McCann

What makes some narrative figure paintings more moving than others, what is the relationship between artistry and technique? In this lecture, League Instructor Margaret McCann will broach these questions by analyzing the compositional ingenuity of masterpieces, mostly from the Renaissance and Baroque eras.  

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McCann will reference the Hellenistic sculptures that influenced Michelangelo and other Renaissance artists, and 18th-century philosopher Lessing’s aesthetic theory “Laocoon,” which examined different functions of poetry versus visual art. She will also discuss how the arrangement of variables such as realistic anatomy, chiaroscuro, and linear perspective in a composition either enhance or distract from narratives portrayed in paintings.  

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The lecture will be followed by a Q&A.