Upcoming Lectures
2024
Thursday, May 23, from 5:15 - 6:45 PM
Amagansett Free Library
Explore the life and work of one of the leading artists of the Dutch Golden Age of Painting, Johannes Vermeer, with art historian Jay Schuck. Artwork to be examined include the Milkmaid, Girl with a Pearl Earring, the View of Delft, and more.
Virtual How to Look: The Dutch Golden Age of Painting
Tuesday, June 11, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Connetquot Public Library
Survey the art of the 17th century Dutch Republic with art historian, Jay Schuck. Explore the different genres of painting through the works of Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, Jacob van Ruisdael and more in this informative art history lecture.
Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II
Thursday, June 20, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Syosset Public Library
Join art historian, Jay Schuck, as he surveys the artwork stolen and lost during World War II. Examine the reasons why these works were targeted, the efforts taken to recover them, as well as the impact it has had on the art world today.
Art Talk: Johannes Vermeer
Thursday, June 27, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Explore the life and work of one of the leading artists of the Dutch Golden Age of Painting, Johannes Vermeer, with art historian Jay Schuck. Artwork to be examined include the Milkmaid, Girl with a Pearl Earring, the View of Delft, and more.
Art Talk: Botticelli
Thursday, July 11, from 5:15 - 6:45 PM
Amagansett Free Library
Explore the life and work of the Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli with art historian Jay Schuck. Artwork to be examined include the Primavera, Birth of Venus, Mystical Nativity, and more.
Art Talk: Botticelli
Thursday, July 18, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Syosset Public Library
Explore the life and work of the Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli with art historian Jay Schuck. Artwork to be examined include the Primavera, Birth of Venus, Mystical Nativity, and more.
Virtual How to Look: Romanticism
Tuesday, July 23, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Connetquot Public Library
Survey the art of Romanticism with art historian Jay Schuck. Examine the major themes of the early 19th-century movement through the artwork of Theodore Gericault, Caspar David Friedrich, Francisco Goya, and more.
Virtual Art Around the World: The Mauritshuis
Tuesday, August 6, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Somerset County Library System of New Jersey
Take a trip to The Hague with art historian Jay Schuck as he leads a virtual tour through the galleries of The Mauritshuis.
Art Around the World: The Mauritshuis
Thursday, August 8, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Half Hollow Hills Memorial Library - Dix Hills
Take a trip to The Hague with art historian Jay Schuck as he leads a virtual tour through the galleries of The Mauritshuis.
Virtual How to Look: Impressionism
Tuesday, August 20, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Connetquot Public Library
Survey the art of late 19th century Paris with art historian, Jay Schuck. Examine the major themes and styles of Impressionism through the artwork of Claude Monet, Édouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and more.