ArtBreak: Meet the Collection

Hidden in storage and out on loan, M&G’s European Old Masters have been sorely missed during our preparation to move. Whether this is your first introduction to the collection or a reunion with old friends, come to hear from nationally recognized, engaging specialists from across the country as they introduce the richness and renown of the internationally respected Bob Jones Collection in a series of six lectures. It’s time for Greenville to meet… its Collection!

Presented by Glenn & Joyce Bridges with additional support provided by Hughes Investments

Dates: 3rd Tuesdays at Noon, during academic year

Location: The Davis Room, Dixon-McKenzie Dining Common on the campus of Bob Jones University

Parking: reserved spaces will be available in M&G’s parking lot.

Note: Aramark Catering will provide a Deli Bar with the following spread: sliced oven-roasted turkey, roasted beef, and ham, and tuna; a cheese and relish tray; a variety of baked breads and rolls, two green salads, chips, assorted cookies, and beverages.

Cost:

• Member without lunch: FREE
• Member with lunch: $17.00
• Non-member without lunch: $6.00
• Non-member with lunch:  $19.00

To Register, click on the dates below.

Spring Lectures:

February 18: Faith, Treachery, and Moral Wisdom: Religious Paintings in the Dutch Republic

Register for lunch by Noon on Friday, February 7.

Seventeenth-century Dutch artists often depicted religious subjects, including narratives about Old Testament kings and patriarchs, stories from the apocrypha, and episodes from the life of Christ. These paintings were not only valued in the Dutch Republic for their artistic qualities but also for the messages they conveyed. Whether displayed in public and private spheres, these works provided exemplars of human behavior, both positive and negative, that were fundamental to the political, spiritual, and moral ideals underlying Dutch society.

Drawing from M&G’s rich holdings, retired Curator of the National Gallery, Dr. Arthur Wheelock will examine how a few of the paintings in this outstanding collection would have helped guide the Dutch in their moral choices and sense of their own political history.

March 18: Early Renaissance to 19th-Century Craftsmanship

Register for lunch by Noon on Friday, March 7.

From storage cabinets to travel chests to serving credenza, David L’Eglise from Village Antiques in Asheville will share highlights and reveal history of the functional and decorative found in the furniture collection of the Museum & Gallery.

April 15: Devotional Art in Medieval and Renaissance Europe

Registering for lunch: the lunch option will remain open until the preordered amount has been reached.

Taking M&G’s monumental painted cross by Francesco di Vannuccio as a point of departure, Dr. Lyle Humphrey, associate curator of European art at the North Carolina Museum of Art, will discuss the role of art in religious practice in late medieval and Renaissance Europe. Humphrey will examine the evolution of both imagery and artistic formats through three centuries, from about 1350 to 1520.