Here is the diary for everything I have planned over the next few months, whether live or online, which I do not record as I prefer the experience to be ‘in the moment’. I add things in as they become fixed so… watch this space!
Talks and tours…
After this list of upcoming events there is some important information – so please scan all the way down!
My public talks about the Bayeux Tapestry have now been and gone – although I will return to it for both The National Gallery and Artemisia. Having started in the 11th century, though, over the course of the autumn I will gradually come closer to the present day, with two talks about Siena in the 14th Century, followed by two about Jan van Eyck in the 15th. These are all on sale. They will be followed by a review of the Antwerp exhibition of the 16th century painter Catherina van Hemessen, before leaping to the 19th with Renoir. Taking us into the 20th century we will see the RA’s Painting the French Riviera – guaranteed to bring light, warmth and colour to the depths of winter! More on those soon… meanwhile:
Monday, 26 October, 6pm
Duccio and the Virgin Mary
A chance to discover parts of the wonderful Maestà that I have never talked about (!) and to consider Duccio’s – and Siena’s – especial devotion to Mary.
Monday, 2 November, 6pm
Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Continuing last week’s discussion of Siena and the Virgin Mary, and going beyond Siena to see some lesser-known works by the Sienese brothers.
Monday, 23 November, 6pm
Van Eyck 1: The Works
Looking at all of the Flemish master’s paintings which are not independent portraits
Monday, 30 November, 6pm
Van Eyck: The Portraits
An introduction to the National Gallery’s eponymous exhibition.
Next year’s Artemisia trips have now been set up online. I’ll be repeating our Strasbourg visit in April, then heading off to Cologne and Aachen, in June. A few days in Oxford – to see a rather intriguing Renaissance exhibition at the Ashmolean – will follow in September, and there will be a week in Umbria in October. Click on those links if you’d like to join us – it would be lovely if you could – and please mention my name if you book, thank you.
Important information:
The blue links above will give you more information about the individual talks – and here’s some general information that you might find useful. For all sorts of reasons I do not record my talks (I’m keeping this paragraph in because people keep asking!) I like them to be spontaneous, and ‘in the moment’ – which recording doesn’t favour: please accept my apologies if you are not available. Booking is done by Tixoom, via the blue links. They deal with all the ticketing, and will email you straight away – so if you don’t hear from them, you should let them know. The email they send includes the link for the talk itself. You will also receive a receipt from Stripe, who deal with the money. This sounds obvious, but if you don’t get the email with the ticket it is so much easier for me if you contact me more than 5 minutes before the talk is due to start – thank you! However, I will check my emails until at least 10 minutes beforehand if you do have problems…
