Caroline Fowler, Starr Director of the Research and Academic Program, narrates a history of seventeenth-century Dutch art through the collections of the Clark, demonstrating the ongoing relevance of Dutch masters such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, and Jacob van Ruisdael for our contemporary world. Through these three lectures, Fowler unfolds a history of Dutch painting and its impact and ongoing importance for our contemporary art market, concepts of the artist, abstraction, and the role of painting in creating ideas about citizenship, democracy, and belonging.

The October session, Landscape and Global Expansion, takes place in the Carswell Room, located in the Clark Center.

Advance registration required; capacity is limited. To register, email [email protected] or call 413 458 0425.

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Image: Jacob van Ruisdael, Landscape with Bridge, Cattle, and Figures (detail), c. 1660, oil on canvas. The Clark, 1955.29