
St. Jerome in Mastering Light: Illuminating Transience
Today’s post comes from Chris Dietz, class of 2017 and Art Center Student Docent.
The Art Center’s delightful new exhibition, Mastering Light: From the Natural to the Artificial, showcases one of the most interesting works in the permanent collection—the German master Albrecht Dürer’s St. Jerome in His Study.
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was arguably the greatest artist of...

Shedding Light on “Mastering Light”
Today’s post comes from Calvin Lamothe, class of 2017 and Art Center Student Docent.
On April 11 at 5:30pm, Vassar students, museum employees, and community members alike crowded into Taylor Hall to hear William Sharpe’s opening lecture for the Art Center’s current exhibition Mastering Light: From the Natural to the Artificial. Sharpe is a professor of...