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Rubens in the North | Linda Blair Art History Lecture
May 28
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Art History Lecture
Rubens in the North | Linda Blair Art History Lecture
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Art History Lecture

Thursday, May 28, 2026
7:30 PM

While Bernini’s genius was realized in marble, Peter Paul Rubens’ artistry with brush and pigment was unmatched. Following an exploration of Rubens’ greatest works, we will turn to the artistic force and tragic life of Caravaggio.

Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Art History Lecture
Caravaggio | Linda Blair Art History Lecture
Jun 4
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Art History Lecture
Caravaggio | Linda Blair Art History Lecture
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Art History Lecture

Thursday, June 4, 2026
7:30 PM

The art of Caravaggio, accused murderer, is tough to experience— its psychological realism too gritty, too bloody—yet his impact on subsequent artists, from Rembrandt to Delacroix, is profound.

Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Art History Lecture
Velázquez in Spain | Linda Blair Art History Lecture
Jun 11
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Art History Lecture
Velázquez in Spain | Linda Blair Art History Lecture
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Art History Lecture

Thursday, June 11, 2026
7:30 PM

Called one of the premier artists of the Baroque Age, paradoxically Velázquez was not a Baroque painter. He was only artist permitted to paint the king, but his finest, most deeply felt canvases portray the poor and marginalized of society. A Spaniard in the land of the Inquisition, he rarely paints religious subjects. We will analyze his magisterial canvas, Las Meninas, to understand how radical it was.

Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Art History Lecture
21st Annual SDSU Art Council Scholarship Exhibition | Artist Talk
Jun 13
Athenaeum Art Center
Artist Talk
21st Annual SDSU Art Council Scholarship Exhibition | Artist Talk
Athenaeum Art Center
Artist Talk

Saturday, June 13, 2026
5–6:30 PM

Please join us for an artist talk with the SDSU Art Council Scholarship Recipients. They will share a special presentation on their exhibition, 21st Annual SDSU Art Council Scholarship Exhibition, and discuss how the work connects to their practices and creative processes.

Athenaeum Art Center
Artist Talk