Enchanted Isles of the Renaissance

Popular lecturer Jeffrey Nigro returns to the Fine Arts lectern to take us on a tour of Renaissance gardens as depicted by Italian, French, and English Artists. He will show how these gardens used geometry, pattern, mechanical wonders, and complex symbolism in an attempt to create a perfect fusion of nature, art, science, and philosophy. Mr. Nigro has been associated with the Art Institute of Chicago since 1988, serving as Director of Adult Programs from 2004 to 2010. He is currently an independent contractor-lecturer.

This program is held in conjunction with the OLLI Winter program at Bradley University. The lecture will be held in the Marty Theater in the Michel Student Center at Bradley University. The lecture will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2012. The lecture will begin at 9:00 A.M. We will have a refreshment break at 10:00 A.M. and the lecture will continue at 10:30 A.M., concluding at 11:30 A.M. Fine Arts attendees can park in any blue or white lined spaces on campus.

Fine Arts members are also invited to attend another lecture about Renaissance Art on Tuesday, January 10, 2012. This lecture will follow the same schedule as the Thursday lecture and will be held in the Marty Theater at the Michel Student Center. All Fine Arts Society members can attend this lecture at no additional charge.

When and where to hear this lecture: Thursday, January 12, 2012, at 9:00 A.M. at the Marty Theater in the Michel Student Center at Bradley University.

Other programs in the Fine Arts Society's 2011-2012 Lecture series: "Doubly Blessed: Women Artists in the Midwest, 1840-1890" with Dr. Susan Weininger, "Printing On Stone Surfaces in Late Renaissance Italy: Indestructible Art or Asthetic Innovation" with Judith Mann, "Double, Double, Toil and Trouble--Design for Shakespeare's Works" with Virgil Johnson,"Niagara Falls, Icon of the Sublime" with Dr. Elizabeth McKinsey, "The Dead Sea Scrolls--Still Relevent?" with Dr. Martin Abegg Jr. and "French Nineteenth Century Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art Dr. Eric Denker.

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