Studies for the Hands of the Virgin Mary for the Annunciation; Federico Barocci, Italian, c.1533–1612; charcoal and pastel, heightened with white on blue paper; 10 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches; Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett
Study for the Head of the Virgin Mary for the Annunciation; Federico Barocci, Italian, c.1533–1612; chalk and pastel on blue paper; 11 3/4 x 9 inches
Credit National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund 1979; image courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
Study for the Head of Saint John the Evangelist for the Entombment, c.1580; Federico Barocci, Italian, c.1533–1612; oil on paper, mounted on linen; 16 5/8 x 12 3/4 inches
Federico Barroci was an Italian Renaissance painter known for his expressive and elegant work. Host Steve Potter talks with Saint Louis Art Museum curator Judith Mann about the museum’s newest exhibit, Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master.
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The Saint Louis Art Museum Presents "Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master" October 21, 2012 - January 20, 2013 Tuesday - Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saint Louis Art Museum
Tony Kushner is an award-winning playwright and he’s written the screenplay for the upcoming film, “Lincoln.” IMDB bills it as a story where “America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.”
Kushner, however, is best known for winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Host Steve Potter talks Kushner about his career during his visit to St. Louis.