Upcoming Event
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Leonardo: Rediscovering the Man and His Genius; An Illustrated Talk Followed by a Conversation
Carmen C. Bambach
Marica F. and Jan T. Vilcek Curator, Drawings & Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art;
Author, Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered (Yale University Press, 2019)
Kenneth Soehner
Arthur K. Watson Chief Librarian, Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Program Location:
The Grolier Club
47 East 60th street (between Park and Madison Avenues), New York
An illustrated talk by distinguished scholar and curator, Dr. Carmen Bambach, will be followed by a conversation between Dr. Bambach and Kenneth Soehner about Leonardo da Vinci's life and work, and Dr. Bambach's recently published 4-volume biography of the Renaissance genius. The program is part of a world-wide commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the death of Leonardo, highlighted by a once-in-a-lifetime retrospective of Leonardo's art at the Louvre in Paris, from which Dr. Bambach will have just returned. This program is also one of several celebrating IFAR's own 50th Anniversary.
An edited version of this program will appear in a forthcoming issue of the IFAR Journal.
Q& A and Reception will Follow the Talks
Advance Reservations with Payment are Required. Space is Limited.
Priority Registration for IFAR Members/Supporters through January 20,
An edited version of this program will appear in a forthcoming issue of the IFAR Journal.
Q& A and Reception will Follow the Talks
Advance Reservations with Payment are Required. Space is Limited.
Priority Registration for IFAR Members/Supporters through January 20,