This lecture takes examples of a range of artists from the 15th to the 18th century and puts into words what it is that tells us a picture is a Rubens rather than Rembrandt.
This lecture takes examples of a range of artists from the 15th to the 18th century and puts into words what it is that tells us a picture is a Rubens rather than Rembrandt. Chantal will demonstrate some of the distinctive characteristics of artists such as Mantegna, Bellini, Canaletto and Gainsborough. In this lecture Chantal will show you how to gain the great satisfaction of looking at an unfamiliar painting and realising that you can instantly recognise the artist.
How to book this event:
Tickets for the lecture for non-members can be purchased at the cinema.
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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