Following an overview of the full “Art in the Age of Napoleon” course, witness the Enlightenment’s optimistic embrace of reason, reform, and virtue...
May 15–June 5, 2025
Art in the Age of Napoleon
Auguste-Hyacinthe Debay (after Antoine-Jean Gros), General Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken at Jaffa (detail), 1823. Oil on canvas. S. A. Denio Collection—Sylvanus Adams Denio Fund.
Auguste-Hyacinthe Debay (after Antoine-Jean Gros), General Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken at Jaffa (detail), 1823. Oil on canvas. S. A. Denio Collection—Sylvanus Adams Denio Fund.
Join Professor Jonathan Ribner of Boston University for an illuminating and enjoyable encounter with European art from a turbulent period of rich creativity spanning the late 18th and mid-19th centuries.
Take the full four-session course or choose the lectures that interest you most.
Ticket Packages
Purchase the discounted four-session course package. Please note that this course package is not available after the date of the first session.
Tickets (Member / Nonmember)
In-Person $96/$120
Online $52/$68
In-Person Package Livestream Package
For more information and to purchase tickets for individual sessions, select from the section below.
Upcoming Events
Lecture
Thursday, May 22, 2025
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Learn about the rise and fall of Napoleon, from revolutionary general, to emperor, to exile, to national deity. A look at his grandiose propaganda...
Lecture
Thursday, May 29, 2025
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Discover the innovative, ambitious ways in which Romantic landscape painters represented nature, whether serene, cataclysmic, or transcendent...
Lecture
Thursday, June 5, 2025
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Explore the riches of European art between the fall of the Bourbon Restoration (1830) and the rule of Napoleon’s nephew, Emperor Napoleon III. In...
Ticket Information
To order tickets by phone, call 1-800-440-6975 ($6 processing fee applies); to order in person, visit any MFA ticket desk.
Livestream Tickets
The livestream ticket gives access to a live feed of the event that can be watched remotely. You must be logged in to the account used to purchase the ticket in order to access the livestream on the Video Content page. Please log in at least 5 minutes before the start of the event to test your connection.
Livestream ticket holders must watch the event live; there is no recording of the event available for viewing at a later time.
Bag Checks
All bags are subject to inspection by Museum staff. Backpacks, large bags, all liquids including hand sanitizer and sunscreen, and outside food or drink are not permitted. Exceptions are made for medical or religious needs. All bags are strongly discouraged, and any bags larger than 11” x 15” must be checked in the Coat Room upon entry. Read our full bag check policy.