TASKL Lecture:'The Art of Trickery: How Magicians are seen in Paintings, Prints and Cartoons' This is a hybrid lecture so all are welcome

This talk is on how magicians have appeared in art throughout the centuries, whether in paintings, satirical prints or cartoons. Early artists used the magician to symbolise the mysterious and the unknown, associating them with astrology. In the 16th century, Pieter Bruegel and Hieronymus Bosch produced two of the most famous and striking pictures of the conjurer performing the Cups and Balls trick. The 18th and 19th century saw a proliferation in engravings and lithographs showing the magician both indoors and on the streets.

The Juggler. School of Bosch 1494. Picture Credit in Public Domain Copyright Free

There will be a 24 protected recording of this lecture.

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We look forward to you joining us for an interesting lecture.

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Mr Ian Keable

Ian gained a First Class degree from Oxford University, qualified as a Chartered Accountant and then became a professional magician. He is a Member of The Inner Magic Circle. In 2014 he published Charles Dickens Magician: Conjuring in Life, Letters & Literature. He now divides his time between performing magic, giving talks and researching and writing. His latest book, The Century of Deception: The Birth of the Hoax in Eighteenth-Century England, was published in 2021.