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March 17, 2017

Cycladic Female Figure - Coloring the Past (71)

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Many sculptural works from the ancient world were once beautifully colored. This is an excerpt of my gallery talk "Coloring the Past" in the Art Institute of Chicago from March 9, 2017. Here we explore the use of color on a Cycladic Statuette of a Female Figure from the Early Bronze Age, 2600-2400 B.C. Please forgive the poor sound quality.

Gallery Talk: Coloring the Past (American Sign Language-interpreted)

Art Institute of Chicago

March 9, 2017

"How does our modern lens shape the way we see ancient works of art? Explore the use, meaning, and manufacture of color in ancient art with museum educator Lucas Livingston. This gallery talk will be interpreted in American Sign Language."

Image:

Statuette of a Female Figure

Early Bronze Age, 2600-2400 B.C.

Cycladic; probably from the island of Keros

Marble

39.9 x 11.6 x 4.9 cm (15 11/16 x 4 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago, 1978.115

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