This captivating lecture looks at some outstanding Greek artworks and the possibilities of interpretation.
Inspired by Steve's appearance as an expert contributor in a Channel 5 TV documentary about ruined ancient cities, “The Bronze Age Frescoes from Santorini: The Art of Atlantis?” indulges in a sumptuously illustrated look at some outstanding ancient Greek artworks, and the intriguing possibilities of interpretation that they have produced. In around 1625 BCE the thriving harbour town of Akrotiri on the island of Santorini was overwhelmed in a cataclysmic volcanic eruption that both destroyed and preserved the one of the most wondrous sets of frescoes to emerge from the ancient world.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Dr Stephen Kershaw
As a Classics Tutor for Oxford University Department for Continuing Education, Professor of History of Art for the European Studies Program of Rhodes College and The University of the South, he has spent much of the last 30 years travelling extensively in the world of the Greeks and Romans both physically and intellectually. He has published A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths (Robinson, 2007) and A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization (Robinson, 2010) and is currently working on A Brief Guide to the Roman Empire.
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