Art History Lecture Series
Topographies of Thought: Understanding Landscape
Fridays: on 2 May, 9 May. 16 May, 23 May. 6 June
10.15am – 12.15pm
Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
Paintings of landscape explore where we think we are geographically, environmentally and emotionally. They show the power of art to capture the beauty and wonder of the natural world and inner landscapes of human feeling. Some landscapes are familiar, even commonplace, others romantic and exotic. These five lectures trace the development of landscape as a theme and the ways it evokes soundscape or change through time.
Friday 2 May
Blue mountains, craggy ravines: the birth of landscape as a subject
Artwork: Mountainous Wooded Landscape with Figures - Alessandro Magnasco (attributed to)
Speaker: Miriam Gill
Friday 9 May
Essays in Form and Colour: Ben Mathews’ Landscapes
Artwork: Above the Harbour; Across the Valley; Landscape, Mallorca, Spain - Ben Mathews
Speaker: Conny Bailey
Friday 16 May
Painting the world we know: the landscapes of the Norwich School
Artwork: Thatched Cottage in a Pastoral Landscape - British (Norwich) School
Speaker: Miriam Gill
Friday 23 May
Deafening Silence: Thoughts on the absence of sound in Landscape painting
Artwork: Highlands and Islands - Keeley Halleswelle
Speaker: Conny Bailey
Friday 6 June
Cottages, canals and trains: landscape painting in a time of change
Artwork: Canal in a Landscape - Henry Mitton Wilson
Speaker: Miriam Gill
Artworks and speakers are correct at the time of going to press but may be amended due to unforeseen changes to availability or subject expertise.
Individual tickets £6 per lecture (+ Eventbrite booking fee)
Price includes refreshments
Booking essential
Series ticket can also be booked for £25 (+ Eventbrite booking fee).
We allocate a small number of tickets to purchase from the museum direct. If Eventbrite is showing as sold out try calling the museum direct on 01604 526322 during our opening hours Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm and Sundays 12-5pm
