Upcoming Lectures at Hillwood

*From:* Kristen Regina
*Sent:* Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:14 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Upcoming Lectures at Hillwood****

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FYI about two upcoming lectures at Hillwood that will focus on our current
exhibition about the defeat of Napoleon by the Russians in 1812.****

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*Tuesday, March 20, Andrew Nedd from SCAD
6:30 - 7:30pm*
5:30-6:30pm Mansion and *The Style that Ruled the Empires* open**

*Lecture: A Portrait of Victory: Scenes from Russia’s Napoleonic Wars*
Russia’s triumph over the advancing march of Napoleon’s Grande Armée
ignited a collective Russian pride and has been celebrated by writers and
artists for two centuries. The visual narratives constructed by paintings,
memorials and sculptures, helped build a national mythology celebrating
victory of the common Russian over the foreign invader. Emperor Alexander I
soon created a War Gallery in the Winter Palace to display portraits of the
military leaders from the Patriotic War. Dr. Andrew Nedd, professor of art
history at Savannah College of Art and Design, explores how art depicting
the triumph of 1812 extolled Russia’s courage, resourcefulness and spirit
of community in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.****

$20, $10 Members, $7 Students ****

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*Tuesday, March 27, Scott Ruby from Hillwood
6:30 - 7:30pm*****

5:30-6:30pm Mansion and *The Style that Ruled the Empires* open**

*Lecture: The Stylish Empire: the Beauty of Russian Design in the Age of
Napoleon*
The Empire Style, which appeared in Russia about 1800, was popular in many
countries of Europe, and was portrayed through classical motifs. In Russia,
it was characterized by its daring and innovative use of materials and high
technical standards. Its elegant qualities were championed by various
architects who viewed it as the style for Russia par excellence. Dr. Scott
Ruby, curator of Russian and Eastern European art, explores architecture
and the decorative arts to further contextualize and illuminate the
treasures on view in Hillwood’s exhibition The Style that Ruled the
Empires: Russia, Napoleon and 1812.****

$20, $10 Members, $7 Students****

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Kristen Regina
Head of Research Collections****

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens****

4155 Linnean Ave NW****

Washington, DC 20008
202-243-3934****

http://www.hillwoodmuseum.org****

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<http://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/exhibitions/1812/>

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