Art History Lecture Series- A Cabinet of Curiosities - Single Tickets

Northampton Museums & Art Gallery

This series explores the curiosities created to highlight the taste and career of patrons and how artists responded to the trend.

Northampton Museum and Art Gallery

Art History Lecture SeriesA Cabinet of CuriositiesFriday 27 February – Friday 27 March10.15am 12.15pm£6 per lectureIncludes tea/coffee and biscuitsBooking essential Before there were public art galleries there were cabinets of curiosities, where connoisseurs demonstrated their taste and learning through the objects they had collected and commissioned. Classical and exotic objects were particularly prized. This series explores ‘curiosities’ created to highlight the taste and career of patrons. It explores the different ways in which artists responded to these trends with their own collections, creations and re-imaginings. Friday 27 FebruaryQuestioning the Canon: Thoughts on the Portrait of Sir Christopher HattonSpeaker: Conny Bailey Artwork: Allegorical Portrait of Sir Christopher Hatton Friday 6 MarchHumanists, Connoisseurs and Collections: unearthing and reimagining in the ItalianRenaissance.Speaker: Miriam GillArtwork: Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano, A Classical Sacrifice Friday 13 MarchAmong my Souvenirs: collecting and Grand Tour whimsySpeaker: Miriam Gill Artwork: Giacomo Guardi (attributed to), Piazza San Marco Friday 20 MarchArt and Archaeology: record or re-imaginingSpeaker: Miriam GillArtwork: Peter Berrisford, Mills at Pompei Friday 27 MarchThe persistent object: studio ephemera in artSpeaker: Conny Bailey Artwork: Juriaen van Streeck, Still Life with Fruit and Blue and White China Artworks and speaker details are correct at the time of publishing but may be subject to change.Tickets are also available to purchase direct from the museum either in person or by calling 01604 526322 Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm and Sundays 12-5pm

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