Agostino Veneziano, Madonna Adored by Saints of the Dominican Order, c. 1516—1540s. Engraving, printed à la poupée in red and black ink. Smart Art Museums/Tagg Museum, Anonymous Fund for the Acquisition of Prints Older than 150 Years, 2007.32.

Francesca Stoppard, the Darvin B. Xander Associate Curator of Prints in the Division of European and American Art, will give today’s gallery talk. Every month this spring, she will offer a talk focused on prints in the permanent collections.

Free with museums admission. This talk is limited to 15 people and tickets are required. Ten minutes before the talk, tickets will become available at the admissions desk.

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FRANCESCA STOPPARDThe Darvin B. Xander Associate Curator of Prints

Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk. Museums staff will be on hand to collect tickets.

Gallery talks are offered by curators, conservators, fellows, and other museums staff; they focus on aspects of the installation process, exploring both intellectual and more practical considerations. Museums staff will, for example, tease out arguments at play in the galleries, discuss conservation treatments, look closely at specific collections, or draw connections between works of art throughout the museums.