Narrative Art: Hidden Stories

Art often tells stories from myth and history on multiple levels. Ekphrasis is a device where literature follows art and vice versa. In this lecture, we will explore narrative art from antiquity to modern representations, each successive accounts reinterpreting and innovating with subtle details. Patrick Hunt, PhD, is an archaeologist and art historian teaching at Stanford University since 1993. Hunt is a frequent featured scholar on documentaries aired on National Geographic, NOVA, and PBS. Hunt’s seventeen published books to date include Myth and Art in Ekphrasis, Caravaggio, Renaissance Visions: Myth and Art, and the best-selling Ten Discoveries That Rewrote History.