Sunday at the Met

Bernini: Sculpting in Clay

Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children

Sunday, December 9, 2012, 3:00–4:30 p.m.

Unveil the creative mind of Bernini. Explore the dramatic redesign of Roman piazzas, the production and function of clay studies in the Roman Baroque, and Bernini's unique modeling techniques. Program introduction by guest exhibition curator Ian Wardropper, director of the Frick Collection.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Bernini: Sculpting in Clay.

Above: Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, 1598–1680). Lion, 1648. Terracotta. Accademia di San Luca, Rome, Inv. no. 258.

Free with Museum admission

Honoré Daumier  (French, 1808–1879) | A Theater Audience (detail), 19th century | 1972.118.203

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