In 402AD Ravenna became the capital of the Western Roman Empire and continued to prosper under Ostrogoth and then Byzantine[…]
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Author: peter@quarendon.net
6 April 2021 Neil Falkner on Dickens, Lawrence and Zhivago: David Lean’s Art of Cinema
In the ‘golden age’ of cinema film-makers had to construct sets, effectively art installations which they captured on celluloid images. […]
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24 February: Art for the Afterlife: Egyptian Tomb Paintings
Zoom presentation by Lucia Gahlin
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2 March 2021: Fiona Rose on “Frida Kahlo: A life in Art”
Note that this lecture will be given twice: once on 2 March at 11a.m. and will be repeated on Thursday[…]
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Call for artists
To all UK artists, this is a call for entries to an extraordinary event.
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February 2 2021: Adam Busiakiewicz on “The queen of instruments-the lute in old master paintings”
5 January 2021 Bertie Pearce on “We Are Amused!”
Note this lecture is on 5 January not the 4th as in the recent email. A Panorama of Victorian Leisure[…]
Read moreOne Westminster Six Royal Palaces
A Virtual Tour by renowned guide Charlie Forman
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1 December 2020 online: Jacob Moss on “Treasures of the Fan Museum”
An introduction to the world’s first fan museum and its extraordinary collections.
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3 November 2020: Shirley Smith on “Raphael of Urbino: Artist and Architect”
2020 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Raphael. This lecture will study his art and architecture, from his[…]
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