The Sincerity of Gesture in the Old Masters

{"title":"The Sincerity of Gesture in the Old Masters","description":"\u003Cp\u003ENiklaus Manuel G\u00fcdel presents a focused lecture on Ferdinand Hodler, guiding close readings of paintings and tracing the artist\u2019s engagement with Italian pre\u2011Renaissance models such as Giotto.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe talk examines what Hodler sought in Trecento and Quattrocento precedents, focusing on the role and sincerity of gesture and how religious motifs informed his large-scale Symbolist compositions. It compares museum works and Italian originals, examines compositional strategies, and discusses why gestural expression became central to Hodler\u2019s symbolic language.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn French.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","start_date":"2026-10-27","end_date":"2026-10-27","date":"Tuesday 27 October, 18:30","timings":[{"timing_start_date":"20261027T173000Z","timing_end_date":"20261027T200000Z"}]}