The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire as you have never seen it before – through the eyes of the Roman people The Romans have left us with a remarkable artistic record of their lifestyle, beliefs, achievements and entertainment in the form of beautiful mosaics. This lavishly illustrated lecture, using only images of mosaics,…
Art Deco was considered to be the most glamorous and popular style of the 1920’s and 1930’s. This lecture will review the development of the style within the context of its social and economic environment and look at specific examples of objects d’arts, including silver, jewellery, furniture, ceramics, clocks and architecture. Lecturer: Pamela…
The art of Piero della Francesca is unique. Of the Italian Renaissance masters, only Piero viewed the visual arts and mathematics with equal importance. Later in life he declared that the whole visual world could be described through five geometric forms. Indeed, his work is spare and uncluttered. His figures are dreamy and detached from…