The translation of biblical texts into biblical images went hand-in-hand with the translation of scripture into the common language.  Antwerp and Amsterdam became major centers where vernacular Bibles and their woodcut and engraved illustrations were published.  The exhibition and education programs demonstrate how these images offered a clarifying lens through which the word of God was received and interpreted by a growing audience. Educational events accompanying the exhibition are listed below.

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Thursday, November 19
7 pm, Reception Hall
Lecture
The Foreign and the Familiar in Sixteenth-Century Biblical Prints
Independent scholar Dr. Jamie Smith examines themes of foreignness and familiarity in works in the exhibition. She elucidates imagery that signifies Christ as the intermediary who resolves otherness and discord to reconcile God and man. Dr. Smith’s discussion underscores the function of biblical prints in the sixteenth century as accessible devotional instruments for the pursuit of unity with God.  

Thursday, December 3
7 pm, Reception Hall
Lecture
Pieter Bruegel’s "Conversion of St. Paul" is one of a series of paintings made between 1566 and 1567 that depict biblical scenes within a landscape or village setting. In a lecture titled The Turn of the Soul: Pieter Bruegel’s Visual Interpretation of Saul’s Conversion, Todd Richardson, Assistant Professor of Renaissance and Baroque Art History at the University of Memphis, will discuss the way Bruegel constructs his landscape as a means to facilitate a sensuous viewing experience that reenacts the theology of conversion that is locked into the story represented.  Integral to this encounter is the way Bruegel uses the expressive characteristics of the landscape itself in its capacity to visually communicate contemporary spiritual ideas.

Monday, December 7
7 pm, Reception Hall
Lecture
Visual Narratives, Theologies, and Contemplative Practices in Hinduism and Buddhism
Professors Joyce Flueckiger and John Dunne of Emory's Department of Religion

Saturday, December 12
10-11 am
Tate Room and third floor galleries
Artful Stories 
Bring your family to hear one of the foundational stories of Christianity, the story of Jesus’ birth, while surrounded by 16th century prints of the Nativity in the exhibition. After the story and a look at woodcut prints, the children will use a simple printmaking technique to create nativity scenes of their own.

This program is open to families with children of all ages. Free to the public. Registration required by calling 404.727.0519

Tuesday, January 19
7 pm, Reception Hall
Inside Edition: An intimate glimpse at 16th century literary genres, printing, and bookbinding

This seminar brings together a collector, a curator, and a conservator to discuss and examine books of the period. The Estienne & Plantin presses reflected some of the finest scholarship of the period, while they also were renowned for their attention to the aesthetic element in their productions.  Join Emory’s Dr. M. Patrick Graham, Margaret A. Pitts Professor of Theological Bibliography and Director of the Pitts Theology Library; Ann Frellsen, Conservator for the Emory Libraries; and Dr. Garth Tissol, Associate Professor of Classics, for this small-group, hands-on program.  Space is limited and reservations required by calling 404 727-4280.

Sunday, January 24
2:30 pm, Level Three Galleries
Gallery Talk
Merel Groentjes, a graduate student in Emory University’s Art History Department, will discuss images in the exhibition that reflect an interpretation of the New Testament as the fulfillment of the promises of the Hebrew Bible.   

Educational programs in conjunction with the exhibition were made possible by grants from Ed and Dina Snow and Burr & Forman LLP, Emory College of Arts & Sciences Center for Creativity and the Arts, the David Goldwasser Series in Religion and the Arts, the Emory University Strategic Initiative in Religion and the Arts, the Hightower Lecture Fund, and the Lovis Corinth Lecture Fund.