Loosen your belts, open your minds, and get ready for another scrumptious season of Appetite for Art!
Join Joslyn curators on select Tuesdays from September through April for stimulating gallery talks and delicious lunches inspired by Joslyn’s most tasty masterpieces! All lectures begin at 11:30 am in the galleries followed by lunch at noon in the beautiful Storz Fountain Court.
Space is limited and advance reservations are required five days prior to the event. Ticket price per event includes sales tax: $38 Joslyn Members; $45 for the general public. A special lecture-only ticket is available for $10. Docents are admitted to gallery talks free of charge.
Satisfy your hunger for delicious art, fine food, and great conversation by registering today for Appetite for Art! REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
Risqué Relish is presented by Joslyn Art Museum
Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (French, 1859–1938), Salome Dancing Before King Herod, 1887, oil on canvas, 41 x 65 in., Gift of Francis T. B. Martin, 1953.239
The internationally acclaimed Salon painter George Rochegrosse was best known for his Orientalist subjects, which he executed with archaeological accuracy and sumptuous color. Based on first-hand knowledge of Near Eastern architecture and artifacts, which he studied on several visits to Egypt and North Africa, Rochegrosse’s historical genre scenes have a convincing air of reality. Frequently, literary or historical sources serve as pretexts for sensational and titillating images. In Salome Dancing, inspired by the biblical account of the death of St. John the Baptist, minute details of setting and human physiognomy encourage the viewer to share with the painted audience the lithe dancer’s provocative performance.
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Joslyn's Adult programs are generously supported by Clifton B. and Anne Stuart Batchelder Foundation, Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Memorial Foundation, Gilbert M. and Martha H. Hitchcock Foundation, Holland Foundation, Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation, and Whitmore Charitable Trust.
Click here to register for the next installment of Appetite for Art on February 26, 2019.