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Art History Lecture Series
No Wealth But Life: Inspiring the Pre-Raphaelites
Friday 11 May – Friday 15 June
10.15am-12.15pm
Abington Park Museum
Our seventh art history lecture series returns to highlight some of the most popular works in Northampton Museums and Art Gallery’s collection. The fusion of realistic depiction of the natural world with dreamlike sequences from religion and mythology created by the Pre-Raphaelite artists has long held the fascination of their audience. This lecture series, presented by ProArtium (art historians Dr Conny Bailey, Dr Miriam Gill and Dr Ellie Pridgeon), will explore the different inspirations that underpin the creation of some of the world’s most recognisable images through the works of Edward Burne Jones, William Holman Hunt and John William Inchbold.
Friday 11 May - A brush with chivalry: Arthurian mythology and the Pre-Raphaelites
Artwork: Sir Lancelot and The Chapel Of The Holy Grail – Edward Burne-Jones
Speaker: Dr Conny Bailey
Location: Abington Park Museum
Friday 18 May - The mobile easel: The journeys of Pre-Raphaelite artists and their followers
Artwork: The Water Mill for Triumph of the Innocents – William Holman Hunt
Speaker: Dr Conny Bailey
Location: Abington Park Museum
Friday 25 May - Renaissance man: Edward Burne Jones and his Italian journeys
Artwork: Study of Woman’s Head of Medusa – Edward Burne Jones
Speaker: Dr Conny Bailey
Location: Abington Park Museum
Friday 8 June - Nature’s glory: John Ruskin and the Pre-Raphaelite landscape
Artwork: Bolton Abbey/The Chapel, Bolton – John William Inchbold
Speaker: Dr Ellie Pridgeon
Location: Abington Park Museum
Friday 15 June - Gloria in Excelsis: Religiosity in the works of William Holman Hunt
Artwork: The Vision of the Shepherds (also called Gloria in Excelsis) – William Holman Hunt
Speaker: Dr Miriam Gill
Location: Abington Park Museum
£6 per lecture
or £25 for the whole series can be purchased here
Includes light refreshments
Book online or by calling 01604 838110