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Member Lecture—Magic and Melancholy: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione’s Witch, Circe
Member Lectures are available exclusively to Museum Members. Join today!
Gather round for a magical Member lecture with Hannah Segrave, associate curator of European art to 1800. Delving into the enigmatic etching of the witch Circe by the Italian artist Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609–1664), this Halloween-inspired talk will explore the wild world of witchcraft in early modern Italy.
Hannah Segrave, associate curator of European Art to 1800
About the program
Join Hannah Seagrave as she discusses the stereotypes of witches and women during the “witch craze”; the evolution of demonological and medical theories that shaped these ideas; and how images communicated and changed the course of this history. During the era of witch hunts that raged across the European continent, Circe, the classical witch from ancient myth, became a symbol of the seductive dangers of witchcraft; in Castiglione’s print, she also stands for Europeans’ attempts to understand the phenomenon of magic through the notion of female melancholy.
Gallery 237, Shoenberg Gallery 236, and Opal and Arthur H. Meyer Gallery 238 will be open following the lecture to view additional works depicting representations of women.
Ticket information
Advance tickets can be reserved in person or through MetroTix using your Member ticket code. All tickets reserved through MetroTix incur a service charge; the service charge is waived for tickets reserved at the Museum. For your ticket code or more information, visit slam.org/MemberTickets.
What is the Member Lecture Series?
Member Lectures are exclusive, live, in-person events held in the Museum’s Farrell Auditorium. Members enjoy a deeper look at the fascinating changes and ongoing scholarship by the Museum’s curators and researchers. Learn more here.
After Hours Event Entry
This event occurs after the Museum closes to the public at 5 pm. The Museum will reopen for event attendees at 5:30 pm.
Please enter through the East Building entrance or the parking garage at 5:30 pm.
