On Wednesday, November 12, 2025 from 5:30-7pm, we at /m invite you to a lecture by Gabriel Pihas, delivered in support of our fall exhibition, Lost at Sea (Ulysses).

About the Lecturer and the Topic

Pihas is a former St. John’s College tutor, a Dante scholar, and the author of Nature and Imagination in Early Modern Roman Art (Routledge, 2022), which shows how modern art liberates us while leaving us feeling estranged from our grounding in the natural world. Years ago, he authored an article titled “Dante’s Ulysses.”, and this work informs the lecture he will deliver in November. 

During the course of his lecture, Pihas will explore the connection between Dante's Ulysses and the old rhetorical tradition in art and the disappearance of this tradition at the beginning of the 19th century. 

Details

This event is free and open to the public.

Location: Mellon Conversation Room.

To RSVP (and please do): email mitchellartmuseum@sjc.edu. 

Thank you and we hope to see you there! 

Best,
The /m Team