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A lecture by Eveline Baseggio Omiccioli, PhD. Refreshments to follow.

Bible Heroines in Renaissance Art

Judith is one of the most fascinating female characters from the Bible, and a remarkable example of God’s deliverance by the hand of a female. Her character prepares the reader of salvation history for the role of Mary in undoing the knot of Eve.  It is not surprising that Judith’s story has inspired artists for centuries. During the Italian Renaissance countless images sprung in connection with this heroine. What was so inspirational? What did Judith represent for people in the Renaissance? What kind of example did she set for women at that time? In this talk we will try to answer these questions by examining the story of Judith in words and images and by reflecting on her impact within the context of Renaissance society.

We recommend that ahead of this lecture you familiarize yourself with the Book of Judith available at  https://bible.usccb.org/bible/judith/0

About The Speaker

Eveline Baseggio Omiccioli is a native of Treviso and studied Art History at Ca’Foscari University in Venice. She received her doctorate in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art at Rutgers University (NJ) with a dissertation on Venetian Renaissance sculpture. She is currently teaching at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York where her classes on the History of Western Art & Civilization, Renaissance Art, and Baroque Art draw attention to a global and cross-cultural context. Dr. Baseggio has worked extensively in a number of art museums in New York and New Jersey, name the Morgan Library & Museum, The Frick Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Zimmerli Art Museum.