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Gallery Talk: From Italian Chopines to Ottoman nalıns: High-Heeled Shoes in Art

Two tall wooden shoes decorated with pieces of shell and glass with a leather strap at top.
Pair of nalıns (bath shoes), Ottoman, 19th century. Wood, shell, leather, and glass. Collection of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 25-55-60/D2616.1–2, TL42589.1–2.

Gallery Talk

In-Person
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

This event does not require registration; see further details below.

Join Clara Guzman to explore high-heeled shoes of the 16th and 17th centuries, from Turkish nalıns to Italian chopines. She will take an in-depth look at depictions of these historical footwear in European drawings and prints.

This talk is offered in conjunction with the exhibition Imagine Me and You: Dutch and Flemish Encounters with the Islamic World, 1450–1750 (May 18–August 18, 2024).

Led by:
Clara Guzman ’25, Undergraduate Student Assistant, Division of European and American Art

Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the talk. Talks are limited to 18 people and are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

The Harvard Art Museums are now offering free admission every day, Tuesday through Sunday. Please see the museum visit page to learn about our general policies for visiting the museums.

Support for Imagine Me and You: Dutch and Flemish Encounters with the Islamic World, 1450–1750 is provided by the Stanley H. Durwood Foundation Support Fund and the Melvin R. Seiden and Janine Luke Fund for Publications and Exhibitions. Related programming is supported by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund.

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