The Art of Oriental Rugs
- Code:
- EVT 926
- Day:
- Saturday
- Date(s):
- Apr 9
- Time:
- 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Location:
- TBA
- Cost:
- $95.00
- Additional Info:
- The event fee is non-refundable. Tuition discounts do not apply to courses under $100.
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Join us for a full day of innovative historical lectures, stunning imagery and slides, engaging stories, and of course, a Middle Eastern lunchtime spread. We will begin the day with a general introduction to oriental rugs: identifying origins—Anatolian, Persian, Caucasian, and Central Asian; their types—tribal, village, and town; their structure and methods of construction; and their conservation and care. The second lecture features images of oriental rugs in Western art, as they make their major appearance during the Renaissance. We will discuss various painters who depicted the rugs in their paintings—such as Bellini, Memling, Lotto, and Holbein.
After our Middle Eastern lunch together, the three lectures in the afternoon will focus in greater detail on the rugs of Turkey and part of Central Asia, including Persia and the Caucasus. Each lecture will include a historical and cultural overview of each region, followed by a discussion of the major types of rugs produced by various tribal and rural regions.
Full Schedule:
9:30 - 10:00 am
Check-in
10:00 - 11:30 am
Lecture 1: General Introduction to the History, Types, and Manufacturing of Rugs
11:30 - 11:45 am
Walk to Lunch at Alumni Center
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Mediterranean Lunch at Alumni Center
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Lecture 2: Images of Rugs in Western Art
2:00 - 2:50 pm
Lecture 3: Anatolian Rugs
3:00 - 3:50 pm
Lecture 4: Persian Rugs
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Lecture 5: Caucasian Rugs
Herant Katchadourian, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Biology, Emeritus, Stanford; Former President, Flora Family Foundation Herant Katchadourian has served as Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies at Stanford. He received the Dinkelspiel, Lyman, and ASSU awards and has been selected seven times as Outstanding Professor and Class Day speaker. Katchadourian grew up in Beirut in a home filled with rugs. His interest in oriental rugs was rekindled later in life, and he embarked on their extensive study as part of his broader interest in the history of art.
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