The Golden Age of Spain​

by Gail Turner - A change of speaker

Dear Members and Guests,

We invite you to join us for the 6th lecture of the season given by Gail Turner on ‘The Golden Age of Spain​’ in the Atrium on Tuesday 10th March 2025 at 20.00 hours.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, Spain rose as the greatest European superpower of the age with an empire spanning the globe.  This vast wealth, alongside the renewed Catholic fervour of the Counter Reformation kickstarted the Spanish siglo d’oro – literally the century of gold.  This period saw an unparalleled flourishing of painting, sculpture, literature, and music.  This lecture explores this historical moment and vast array of art it produced before focusing in on the greatest painter of the age, Diego Velázquez.

This will be a live lecture with the lecturer physically present in the Atrium.  We are hoping that members and Guests will take the opportunity to come to the Atrium.  

For those unable to be present at the Atrium, this lecture will also be streamed via a Zoom to those who registered.

You are requested to sign up for the lecture beforehand, also if you are coming to join us in person at the Atrium, by clicking on the sentence at the 'How to book' section.