Moments of Vision: Venice and the Islamic World

Stefano Carboni, Curator of Islamic Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and curator of the Met’s current special exhibition “Venice and the Islamic World, 828-1797,” discusses how artistic and cultural ideas from the Near East were absorbed in Venice between the 14th and 17th centuries.

Part II of: “Worlds Apart? Early Modern Europe and the Ottoman Empire,” a conference jointly sponsored by the Renaissance Studies Certificate Program (CUNY Graduate Center); the Medieval and Renaissance Center and the Ottoman Studies Program (NYU), the Ph.D. Program in Art History  and the Office of the Provost (CUNY Graduate Center).

Thursday, April 12, 6:30-8:00pm
The Skylight Room (9100)
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Ave (btwn 34th & 35th)
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
No registration. Please arrive early for a seat. 212-817-2005 / ch@gc.