This talk examines the art and architecture of the ancient Greek temple: how did the design emerge as it did?
What is the significance of Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns? We will look at the temple of Zeus at Olympia as a worked example, and finish by examining the legacy of Greek temple design in neo-classical and modern architecture.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Mr James Renshaw
Following a degree in Classics from Oxford University, I have taught Classics at secondary school level since 1998, and currently teach at Godolphin and Latymer in London; here I run the school’s Ancient World Breakfast Club, which has an ethos similar to that of The Arts Society.
Since 1998, I have published a number of textbooks related to the classical world, including In Search of the Greeks and In Search of the Romans. In addition to my school teaching, I have also lectured for the V&A Academy, most recently on their Classical World and its Afterlife and Classicism from the Ancients to the Renaissance courses. I am a keen traveller, and am lucky enough to have taken many photos of ancient sites, a number of which have been used in my books.
OTHER EVENTS
Champs Hill
We have been invited by The Bowerman Trust to see this excellent exhibition of abstract paintings of The South Downs.
This lecture will look at Cookham’s place in Spencer’s art, and how it was central to his domestic and spiritual life.