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Art historian Rebekah Compton will present a lecture on the virtues and vices of pigments in 15th and 16th century Italy.

When

Thursday, May 7, 2026
5:00-6:00PM

Where

Gilman Auditorium, Hood Museum of Art

sponsor

Art History Department, Hood Museum of Art

Intended Audience(s)

Public

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Rebekah Compton, Associate Professor of Art History at College of Charleston, will present a lecture that dives into the virtues and vices of pigments in the 15th and 16th centuries in Italy, looking at the trade, circulation, and value of the sources of color. This talk is co-sponsored by the Hood Museum of Art and the Department of Art History Department at Dartmouth.

For more information, contact:

Art History
art.history@dartmouth.edu

Permanent URL: https://hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=80761

Categories: Arts, Lectures & Seminars, School of Arts and Sciences

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