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Great Artists Play Politics: Goya, Degas, and Picasso

Some of the most powerful paintings of the past two centuries were created in direct response to contemporary political crises. These works were animated by the urgency of the political dialogue of their times. But the same artistic intensity that grew from a particular political climate of the past can make a painting transcend its historical moment. In this way, a masterwork can bear potent witness to its political dialogue centuries later, with uncanny connections to the politics of our own times.

Today’s topic: The Dreyfus Affair: Zola, Degas, and Anti-Semitism in French Political Life











When: Thu., Nov. 1, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Where: Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Ave.
212-535-7710
Price: $25
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Some of the most powerful paintings of the past two centuries were created in direct response to contemporary political crises. These works were animated by the urgency of the political dialogue of their times. But the same artistic intensity that grew from a particular political climate of the past can make a painting transcend its historical moment. In this way, a masterwork can bear potent witness to its political dialogue centuries later, with uncanny connections to the politics of our own times.

Today’s topic: The Dreyfus Affair: Zola, Degas, and Anti-Semitism in French Political Life

Buy tickets/get more info now