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Davis Museum at Wellesley College to Celebrate Shakespeare's Influence on Art

The Davis Museum at Wellesley College presents That Right Promethean Fire: Shakespeare Illustrated, an exhibition that celebrates the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death with works of art that explore Shakespeare's plays. Featuring works of art from the 17th to the 21st centuries, the exhibition will include masterpieces from John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery, a project began in 1786 that included a collection of paintings by various artists, then translated into a large-format print series, and finally into an illustrated edition of Shakespeare's plays. The exhibition will be on view from February 10 through June 5, 2016.