BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_311_526e86647499722690c14506bf50afbd@www.faccwdc.org SUMMARY:Art + History: Eugene Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People - A Virtual Exploration DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n Eugene Delacroix - Liberty Leading the People \n  \;\n \n Great art comes from re al people living real lives. In his popular Art+Hi story series\,  \;Paul Glenshaw brings his aud ience though space and time to revisit vibrant mom ents in history when iconic works were created\, w hether it&rsquo\;s Second Empire Paris\, Boston in the American Revolution\, or medieval Calais.&nbs p\;\n \n  \;\n \n Liberty Leading the People\, by Eugene Delacroix\n \n Delacroix&rsquo\;s comme moration of the 1830 July Revolution has become an icon of the French Republic. He revolutionized ro mantic painting but was actually born into the upp er French society\, and favored subjects rooted in literature\, history\, and religion. He witnessed the Les Trois Glorieuses firsthand\, at first wit h fear. What caused French citizens across classes to rise up against King Charles X? And how was De lacroix transformed?\n \n The immersive presentati ons are more like live documentaries than lectures . They'\;re designed especially for the online experience\, with extensive use of Google Earth se amlessly integrated with archival maps\, images\, and dramatic footage to put the viewer right in th e action. \;\n \n  \;\n \n Join presenter Paul Glenshaw\, lecturer for the Smithsonian Assoc iates and professional storyteller\, for this fasc inating\, immersive experience exploring Eugene De lacroix'\;s Liberty Leading the People.\n \n \n  \;\n \n  \;\n \n \n \n Thursday\, April 22\, 2021\n \n 7:30 pm EST CATEGORIES:Meeting CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210422T193000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210422T193000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210422T210000 LOCATION:Webinar\n United States\n URL:https://www.faccwdc.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=311 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR