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Art in Focus: Maria Katharina Prestel, The Triumph of Truth Over Envy

All that glitters…is gold, in this case! Our final edition of Art in Focus this fall, takes a look at this extraordinary print by Maria Katherina Prestel. Prestel has only recently been rediscovered by print historians, as she worked for her husband, Johann Prestel, and his initials appear rather than hers on many of the works. Join us at 12 noon on December 12 in the Bellarmine Hall Galleries for informal conversation about this work, led by Curator of Education…

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December 12, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:45 pm

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1073 North Benson Rd
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States

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Free

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Fairfield University Art Museum

203.254.4000 ext. 2726

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All that glitters…is gold, in this case! Our final edition of Art in Focus this fall, takes a look at this extraordinary print by Maria Katherina Prestel. Prestel has only recently been rediscovered by print historians, as she worked for her husband, Johann Prestel, and his initials appear rather than hers on many of the works.
Join us at 12 noon on December 12 in the Bellarmine Hall Galleries for informal conversation about this work, led by Curator of Education Michelle DiMarzo, PhD. This work is included in the exhibition Ink and Time: European Prints from the Wetmore Collection (Bellarmine Hall Galleries, September 12 – December 21, 2024). Click here for more information about the exhibition.
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Image: Maria Katharina Prestel after Jacopo Ligozzi, The Triumph of Truth over Envy, 1780, etching and aquatint in brown and ochre ink, touched with gold leaf. Courtesy of the Wetmore Collection, Connecticut College
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