#  The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts II. Opus/Onus: Art’s Burden in Medieval Europe 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **May 10, 2026** 

 02:00PM - 03:00PM EDT 

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 **East Building Auditorium, National Art Gallery**  



 

 



 

This is the second of four lectures in [*In Praise of Difficulty: Ambiguity, Aesthetics, and the Work of Art in Medieval Europe*](https://www.nga.gov/mellon-2026), the 75th A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts presented by Aden Kumler of Universität Basel.

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