This lecture will delve into the history of the movement of art works.
We love gazing at a painting by Titian or Caravaggio but where was it before it came to that museum? When Napoleon invaded Europe, he had the best works of art sent back to Paris. How did they get four life-size bronze horses of San Marco down from the basilica in Venice, over the Alps to Paris? Or what practicalities did shipping Michelangelo’s David? This lecture will delve into the history of the movement of art works.
How to book this event:
Visitors £12 on the door. Cafe and doors open from 10.00am
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Dr Chantal Brotherton-Ratcliffe
MA in History of Art from Edinburgh, PhD from the Warburg Institute, London University. With 40 years' experience as a lecturer, Chantal has taught at Sotheby's Institute of Art on the MA in Fine and Decorative Arts since 1989, and as a freelance lecturer for a number of societies and institutions in London, including the National Gallery and the Wallace Collection. Having also trained as a paintings conservator, she brings an understanding of the making and the physical painting to her lectures and study sessions.
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