Six Works of Western Art Every Educated Person Should Know Today
This lavishly-illustrated lecture will examine a collection of images culled from Western art history that might help situate people in our “postmodern” world. The presentation proposes a linear evolution of ideas that has led to the present moment in Western culture/art and invites participants to explain how their own lists of “Six Works” help them grapple with the sheer complexity of life in the 21st century. – Michael DeSanctis, Ph.D.
Michael DeSanctis, Ph.D.
Dr. Michael DeSanctis is a Professor of Fine Arts and Theology at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses in the history of art and architecture. He is the author of Building from Belief: Advance, Retreat and Compromise in the Remaking of Catholic Church Architecture (Liturgical Press, 2002) and Renewing the City of God: Catholic Architectural Reform in the United States (Liturgy Training Publications, 1994), as well as numerous popular and academic writings on the topic of contemporary Catholic Church architecture. He is a member of the Commission on Sacred Art and Architecture for Diocese of Erie and has established an international reputation for his work as a liturgical educator and design consultant.
