LECTURE: Leonardo da Vinci, the Earl of Arundel and Wenceslaus Hollar: A Relationship Etched in Time
When: Monday, January 10th, 4 pm
Where: Meakins Auditorium (room 521) 5th floor, McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, McGill University, 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, Montreal
Dr. Rolando Del Maestro, William Feindel Chair in
Neuro-Oncology and Director of the Brain Tumour Research Centre of
the Montreal Neurological Institute, will give a talk on the
dynamic interplay between Thomas Howard, the 21st Earl of Arundel
and the engraver Wenceslaus Hollar, which resulted in the etching
of over 60 plates after the works of Leonardo da Vinci. Although
many of the original drawings can still be found in various
collections, others are lost and so the Hollar etchings are the
only remaining evidence of Leonardo’s work. The lecture will
be followed by a guided tour of the exhibition at the Osler
Library.
For more information contact the Osler Library at 514-398-4475, ext
09873 or christopher.lyons [at] mcgill.ca.
All are welcome.