Gallery Talk: Grief Made Marble—Funerary Sculpture in Classical Athens

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Harvard Art Museums

Free

A marble sculpture depicts a child with a figurine and bird in her hand, with a dog at her feet.

Seth Estrin will examine the relationship between sculpture and emotion through an ancient grave stele for a young girl from Athens.

No application or registration needed.

Cost

This Event is free!

Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the gallery talk. Space is limited, and talks are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

Location

  • In-person only.

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
Maraykanka

Neighborhood

Neighborhood 9

Dates and Times

Thursday, April 10 12:30PM – 1PM

Additional information

In his gallery talk, Harvard professor Seth Estrin will explore an ancient Greek grave stele for a young girl named Melisto. Focusing on the historical and emotional context of the monument as well as details of its carving, Estrin will examine how subtle effects of relief sculpture were used in Classical Athens to construct the experience of bereavement.

Free

A marble sculpture depicts a child with a figurine and bird in her hand, with a dog at her feet.

Thursday, April 10 12:30PM – 1PM

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Last updated April 3, 2025.

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