The Arts Society Welwyn Garden

The Arts Society Welwyn Garden ushered in the New Year with a lecture by Gavin Plumley about Pieter Bruegel the Elder and his series of paintings charting the course of a year. 

Gavin led us into the world of these paintings and opened our eyes to the message that Bruegel was trying to convey. We learnt how Bruegel's world of hard-working peasants, suffering the the vissicitudes of harsh winter months, or their rare moments of leisure, having a picnic after bringing in the harvest, was unknown to the wealthy merchants on whose walls these paintings were destined to hang.

Our members who watched the lecture said how much they enjoyed it and I will certainly bring my new knowledge to bear when I am lucky enough to view Bruegel's paintings again.