Albiani Art is the website of Rebecca Albiani. I give art lectures and art history classes in Seattle, elsewhere in the Puget Sound area, and occasionally farther afield. Please visit often to find information on my upcoming lectures and events.
Frye Art Museum: 2021 Pandemic Art History Lecture Series
This spring we condense our usual September to June series into five months, with pre-recorded lectures available twice a month, each followed a week after release date by a live question and answer session. You may purchase a series pass at any time or access to individual lectures after they have been released to subscribers. Available lectures are Wayne Thiebaud; Medieval Marginalia; Hearts and Flowers: Romantic Symbols in Western Art; John James Audubon; San Marco in Venice; and The Tarot Garden of Niki de Saint Phalle. Upcoming:
Thursday, April 8 — Q&A 11 am Thursday, April 15
Civilized Pleasures: Wine and Art
For millennia, the history of Western art has run parallel to that of the fruit of the vine, which has had a central role in both classical symposia and Christian ritual. Objects from the Sumerian Standard of Ur to Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party celebrate the conviviality of fellowship and wine.
Thursday, April 22 — Q&A 11 am Thursday, April 29
WPA Murals
In 1935 the Federal Art Project was established under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to provide work for unemployed artists. Inspired by Mexican muralists, the Mural Division created 2,500 murals in schools, post offices, hospitals, and other public buildings across the United States.
Thursday, May 13 — Q&A 11 am Thursday, May 20
The Serious Fun of Robert Colescott
Colescott reimagined famous works of art, like Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware or Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon, as populated with African-American stereotypes and everyday people. His funny, often raunchy paintings are deeply thought-provoking as well.
Thursday, May 27 — Q&A 11 am Thursday, June 3
Sofonisba Anguissola
Anguissola, who sought career advice from Michelangelo, was the first female painter to garner international recognition. Her skill as a portraitist led her to be appointed a lady-in-waiting and art teacher to the queen of Spain.