Dr. Kirk Nickel, curator of European art, will present a 20-minute discussion on “The Holy Face of Christ” on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 12:05 p.m. at the Haggerty Museum of Art.
In this 20-minute discussion, Nickel will focus on a rare Flemish engraving in the Haggerty’s collection that crystalizes the beauty and terror that coexist in this archetypal Christian image.
“The Holy Face of Christ” is a fascinating hybrid: both an image and a physical trace, both an icon and a relic. Simultaneously enthralling and deeply disturbing, the artwork is a perfect emblem of the museum’s fall exhibition “Capture the Senses: Attraction and Horror in Early Modern Art.”
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