Art in Miniature - Day 2 | The Arts Society

Precious, Portable, Private: Miniature Art in the Renaissance with Arts Society accredited lecturer Dr Paula Nuttall

We tend to associate miniature art in the Renaissance with painted ‘miniatures’, be it in devotional books, or portraits. Yet the range of small-scale artworks produced in this period was vast and varied, as was the range of materials employed. Such objects were made for the elite, intended for personal use, and generally portable. Materially precious, their preciousness was enhanced by the finesse and virtuosity of their execution; they are among the most dazzlingly beautiful artworks produced in the period. The first two lectures focus on
Friday 14th November 2025 - Art in Miniature in the 17th and 18th Centuries with Clare Ford-Wille
Friday 21st November 2025 - The Nightingale and the Pearl: The Russian Arts in Miniature with Dr Rosamund Bartlett
Friday 28th November 2025 - Worlds in Miniature – the Microcosm in 19th-Century Art with Dr Kathy McLauchlan

How to book this event:

Bookings for the 2025 Jean Bolton Memorial Study Course will open on Tuesday 22nd April.

Price: £35 per day in venue, to include coffee/tea, light lunch with wine or soft drinks; £15 per session for online attendees

For more information go to: https://theartssocietyhantsiowarea.org.uk/Special/Special.aspx

Tickets: https://buytickets.at/theartssocietyhampshireandisleofwightarea

Contact the organiser if required at: hampshireisleofwightarea@theartssociety.org

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Dr Paula Nuttall

Specialist in Renaissance art, both Italian and northern European, on which she has published widely, notably From Flanders to Florence: the Impact of Netherlandish Painting 1400-1500 (Yale, 2004). Has collaborated on major exhibitions including Jan van Eyck: an Optical Revolution (Ghent, 2020). Former Director of the V&A Medieval and Renaissance Year course, and lecturer at – among others – the Courtauld Institute and the British Institute of Florence.