27
February 2025

CARNATIONS, TULIPS AND HYACINTHS: THE STORY OF IZNIK CERAMICS

Welcome to The Arts Society Woburn Area
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 19:30
Aspley Guise Village Hall
9 Woburn Lane Aspley Guise MK17 8JH
Online Event

From imitating Chinese porcelain to its 16th Century heyday, flowers have been a recurrent theme in this beautiful pottery

Immerse yourself in a world of carnations, tulips, hyacinths and roses as you discover the history of the famous Turkish Iznik ceramics. From its origins imitating Chinese porcelain to its 16th-century heyday and subsequent decline. The focus on flowers makes this an ideal subject for spring but it works equally well at any time of year.

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Dr Antonia Gatward Cevizli

Dr Antonia Gatward Cevizli is an independent art historian specialising in both Italian Renaissance art and Ottoman art. She gained her PhD from the University of Warwick. Her publications focus on cultural and diplomatic exchange between the Italian city-states and the Ottomans. Antonia has lectured for a number of institutions including Sabancı University, Istanbul; Sotheby’s Institute of Art; the National Gallery; the V&A Academy and The Courtauld summer school. Her interests are wide-ranging and she also worked across the collections of both Tate Modern and Tate Britain as a professional guide. She has lived in Siena, Venice and Istanbul.