1. New Web Feature Launches
Let the World In: Prints by Robert Rauschenberg from the National Gallery of Art and Related Collections
October 28, 2007–March 30, 2008
A key component of the Gallery's collection of contemporary works on paper, this exhibition—culled from 400 of Rauschenberg's prints—features examples from all periods of the artist's work in print media. Learn more about Robert Rauschenberg's artistic development in our new Web feature, which presents a chronological review of his prints and print process.
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2007/rauschenberg/index.shtm
2. This Month's Featured Artwork from the National Gallery of Art Collection: El Greco, Saint Martin and the Beggar, 1597/1599
Commissioned for the Chapel of San Jose in Toledo, this painting by El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) portrays Saint Martin, a soldier during the reign of Constantine the Great, coming upon a shivering beggar on a cold winter day. The young Martin divides his own cloak with his sword and shares the outer garment with him. Tradition has it that Christ later appeared to Martin in a dream, saying, "What thou hast done for that poor man, thou hast done for me."
http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/pinfo?Object=1167+0+none
3.Video Podcast: Alexander Nemerov, "Ground Swell: Edward Hopper in 1939," Wyeth Lecture in American Art 2007
Organized by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA), this year's Wyeth Lecture in American Art focused on one of Edward Hopper's paintings, Ground Swell. Yale University professor Alexander Nemerov goes beyond the well-known Hopper themes of loneliness and contemplation to give a different and surprising account of what it meant for Hopper to make a painting, especially on the eve of war in 1939. The lecture is introduced by Elizabeth Cropper, dean of CASVA, and is accompanied by images and details of the works discussed. The lecture was sponsored by the Wyeth Foundation for American Art.
http://www.nga.gov/podcasts
4.New Interactive: NGAkids Still Life
The new NGAkids Still Life interactive encourages young artists to explore the world around them by arranging artistic elements and everyday objects into multi-dimensional works that mirror those of the old masters. But there are surprises in store, as some of the objects unexpectedly spring to life! Experiment with spatial arrangements, size variables, and perspective angles, then switch modes and add layers of textured "brushstrokes" to create a more painterly, abstract image. This Art Zone activity is suitable for all ages.
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/stilllife.htm
The Shockwave plug-in is needed to view this interactive, you can download it at, http://www.adobe.com/products/shockwaveplayer/
5. Celebrating the Holiday Season
The Gallery is celebrating the holiday season with free programs that include caroling, gallery talks, and concerts, as well as ice-skating in the Sculpture Garden and festive decorations, including the Folger Floral Display in the West Building Rotunda. Visitors to the Web site may view a streaming audio/slideshow tour of The Adoration of the Magi, a masterpiece from Renaissance Florence by Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi, as well as listen to a podcast about this year's USPS Christmas stamp featuring Bernardo Luini's The Madonna of the Carnation from the National Gallery of Art collection.
http://www.nga.gov/programs/holfest.htm (holiday festivities information)
http://www.nga.gov/collection/adoration.htm (streaming slideshow)
http://www.nga.gov/podcasts (podcast)
6. December Calendar of Events
Plan your visit to the Gallery with the help of the December Calendar of Events. Schedules of films, lectures, gallery talks, family activities, and concerts are listed along with information about each event.
http://www.nga.gov/ginfo/calendar.htm
PLANNING A VISIT / GENERAL INFORMATION
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The National Gallery of Art, located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on December 25 and January 1.
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