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Oct 21, 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm
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Art and Depression: the Work of Albrecht Durer

This week's Bergren Forum speaker is MITCHELL MERBACK, an AU alumnus (1985) who is currently the William Arnell and Everett Land Professor of Art History at Johns Hopkins University. His topic is the great Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer's and how his sketches reflect an understanding of depression. Merback is the author of a number of books including, Perfection's Therapy: Albrecht Durer's Melancholia. The Bergen Forum will be presented on Zoom from 12:10 -1:00 PM. The Zoom link can be obtained by emailing Marilyn Saxton.

Bergren Forum:  ART AND DEPRESSION (Melancholia) THE WORK OF ALBRECHT DURER