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    Jesus Christ as the Divine Mercy

    Jesus Christ as the Divine Mercy

    Presented by Harvard Art Museum at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum

    January 13, 2010

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    Lecture Series, In-Sight: Looking Deeper and Differently

    Lecture by Ivan Gaskell, Margaret S. Winthrop Curator, Department of Paintings, Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Harvard Art Museum/Fogg Museum; and senior lecturer, Department of History, Harvard University

    Eugeniusz Kazimirowski's Jesus Christ as the Divine Mercy is arguably the most famous Christian miraculous image of the 20th century. Deriving from the vision of a canonized Polish nun, the original painting is in Vilnius, Lithuania, but has given rise to many other versions, both painted and in reproduction. A version by a Mexican artist is venerated in the US national shrine of the devotion in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Recently, the image has proliferated via the Web. Cultural historian Ivan Gaskell will recount the extraordinary story of this neo-medieval artifact, believed to have been dictated by Jesus Christ himself. Is it propaganda, kitsch, art, or an agent of miracles?

    Series tickets $90 (members $60; complimentary series admission for members at Sustaining level and above). Individual lectures $18 (members $12).
    Space is limited and registration is strongly encouraged; please call 617-495-0534 or email artmuseum_membership@harvard.edu for more information.

    Complimentary parking at Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street.
    Members will receive invitations in the mail.


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        Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum

        485 Broadway
        Cambridge, MA 02138

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        Tickets: Series tickets $90 (members $60; complimentary series admission for members at Sustaining level and above). Individual lectures $18 (members $12). Space is limited and registration is strongly encouraged; please call 617-495-0534 or email artmuseum_membership@harvard.edu for more information.

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        Dates:
        January 13, 2010

        Times:
        6:30 - 7:30 pm

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