Gods and Heroes: Masterpieces from the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris
July 22, 2014
 Attention Mingled with Fear by François Rude | Gods and Heroes will be a rich overview of masterpieces from the École des Beaux-Arts, the original school of fine arts in Paris, France, and a repository for work by Europe's most renowned artists since the seventeenth century. The exhibition will include approximately 140 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper dating from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. The focus will be on epic themes such as courage, sacrifice, and death, as well as the ways that changing political and philosophical systems affected the choice and execution of these subjects. The exhibition will feature artists such as Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, François Boucher, Nicolas Poussin, Albrecht Dürer, and Rembrandt van Rijn. |
| June 21, 2014 - September 14, 2014 Oklahoma City Museum of Art - 415 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 To view more about this and other events, please click here. | |