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6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Jesus Christ as the Divine Mercy

Lecture Series, In-Sight: Looking Deeper and Differently

Arthur M. Sackler Museum @ 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

Ivan Gaskell, Margaret S. Winthrop Curator, Department of Paintings, Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Harvard Art Museum/Fogg Museum; and senior lecturer, Department of History, Harvard University

Eugeniusz Kazimirowski's Jesus Christ as the Divine Mercy is arguably the most famous Christian miraculous image of the 20th century. Deriving from the vision of a canonized Polish nun, the original painting is in Vilnius, Lithuania, but has given rise to many other versions, both painted and in reproduction. A version by a Mexican artist is venerated in the US national shrine of the devotion in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Recently, the image has proliferated via the Web. Cultural historian Ivan Gaskell will recount the extraordinary story of this neo-medieval artifact, believed to have been dictated by Jesus Christ himself. Is it propaganda, kitsch, art, or an agent of miracles?

Join us for a new series of lectures that will explore individual objects from the Harvard Art Museum collection and beyond. Each lecture will look deeply at a single work of art, inviting interpretations that probe beneath the surface. Approaching each work from multiple perspectives, we will examine the techniques, contexts, and stories that helped shape these exceptional works, and their significance to the Art Museum.

In-Sight Lecture Series poster

Individual lectures in this series $18 (Harvard Art Museum members: $12; Harvard students w/ valid ID: Free; non-Harvard students w/ valid ID: $8). Space is limited and registration is strongly encouraged; please call 617-495-4544 or email artmuseum_membership@harvard.edu for more information.

Complimentary parking at Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street.