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PURCHASE THE BOOK & LISTEN TO THE PODCAST   Sirens, Sea Unicorns, and Aquatic Angels: Fantastic Marine Creatures from Renaissance Venice Alison Luchs, curator of early European sculpture, National Gallery of Art Fantastic sea creatures can be found in early Venetian printed books, tomb sculpture, churches, political settings, and small bronzes. In such diverse contexts these figures convey a wide range of moods, from festive to poetic to tragic. In this podcast, recorded on September 12, 2010, at the National Gallery of Art, Alison Luchs explores the ways Venetian Renaissance artists interpreted a variety of mythical hybrid sea creatures that were handed down, through art and literature, from the ancient and medieval worlds. dl.luxmedia.com/nationalgallery/audio/101910nl03.mp3 (listen to the podcast) shop.nga.gov/nga/category.cgi?item=410000338810 (purchase the book) Shop online: shop.nga.gov Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Registration is not required.

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