Gallery Talk: The Importance of Color

Gallery Talk: The Importance of Color—Insights into the Pigments Featured in Imagine Me and You

Join Celia S. Chari for a closer look at the types of artists’ materials found in artworks throughout the exhibition Imagine Me and You: Dutch and Flemish Encounters with the Islamic World, 1450–1750 (May 18–August 18, 2024). Chari will share scientific and art historical insights on the pigments found in paintings on view, such as Portrait of Francis I, King of France by Haydar Reis. Visitors will learn about artists’ techniques, historical pigment recipes, the color fading of light-sensitive pigments and will come away with a deeper understanding of the artworks and their conservation.

Led by:
Celia S. Chari, Beal Family Postgraduate Fellow in Conservation Science, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies

Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the talk. Talks are limited to 18 people and are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

The Harvard Art Museums are now offering free admission every day, Tuesday through Sunday. Please see the museum visit page to learn about our general policies for visiting the museums.

Support for Imagine Me and You: Dutch and Flemish Encounters with the Islamic World, 1450–1750 is provided by the Stanley H. Durwood Foundation Support Fund and the Melvin R. Seiden and Janine Luke Fund for Publications and Exhibitions. Related programming is supported by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund.