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Michael B. Dorff '92 said he doubted his chances of surviving the lottery and said he wishes the art course could be moved into Sanders Theater. "For some reason she feels she has to teach in the [Sackler] Museum," he said...
...first time ever in America, the works of the often misunderstood Pietro Testa are available for viewing in the Arthur M. Sackler Museum; an additional satellite exhibit is on display in the Fogg Museum, both through March 19. Though Testa is perhaps the least familiar of 17th century Italian graphic artists, he has also been called "the only original and truly Italian etcher" of his time...
Entitled Pietro Testa (1612-1650): Prints and Drawings, the Sackler exhibit is the most ambitious display of the artist's works during this century. Organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Johns Hopkins Art History professor Elizabeth Cropper, the pieces in the exhibition demonstrate not only the life and art of Testa, but also the intermingling...
...exhibit presents a retrospective of Testa's works, showing his progression from a talented young draftsman to a gradually dissatisfied older artist who reflected the turmoil of his life in his later works. Mythology, classicism and Christian mythology are the dominant themes of the pieces on display, and the museum has arranged the exhibit chronologically. During his 37 years, Testa was continually plagued by his own unwillingness to produce popular, commerically successful works. Testa relied on the commissions and support of those who chanced across his artistic endeavors and happened to be of like mind. As a result, he spent...
...impressive feature of the Sackler exhibit is its academic appeal. It is only being exhibited in two locations, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where it was previously, and the Harvard Museums. And, while it is an impressive collection of the artist's works, its focus is not commercial attraction. In a time when etching seems to be enjoying a revival in the Boston area, with other etching exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts and the satellite exhibit at the Fogg, the Sackler Testa production is noteworthy for the artist's superior technical achievements and for his incorporation...