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LLI: Illustrations of Homer, Dante and More

Name: LLI: Illustrations of Homer, Dante and More

Date: September 28, 2023

Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

Website: https://cpelearn.niu.edu/lifelong-learning-institute/

Event Description:

Thursday, September 28 1 to 3 p.m. John Flaxman (1755-1826) was an English Nee-Classical artist who was steeped in Greek and Greek mythology. This LLI session will be both a lecture on his life and works and an exhibition of some of his illustrations of the Iliad, the Odyssey, an original drawing of Apollo and Ariadne, some of his Wedgwood pieces, and his interpretation of Dante’s Divine Comedy among other art works. Convener: Marilyn Brusherd is a retired Federal Investigator in Civil Rights from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She has always had a love for Latin, Greek art, archaeology, ancient history, and Egyptology. She is currently taking Latin classes through a group at NIU just for fun. Attendance for any or all LLI programs this season is $85.00 per person.