"The King's Painter" with Franny Moyle - IN PERSON (LHF)
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About this event
Hans Holbein the Younger is chiefly celebrated for his beautiful and precisely realised portraiture, which includes representations of Henry VIII, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, Anne of Cleves, Jane Seymour and an array of the Tudor lords and ladies he encountered during the course of two sojourns in England.
But beyond these familiar images, which have come to define our perception of the world of the Henrician court, Holbein was a protean and multi-faceted genius: a humanist, satirist, political propagandist, and contributor to the history of book design as well as a religious artist and court painter.
The rich layers of symbolism and allusion that characterise his work have proved especially fascinating to scholars. In her latest book, The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein, Franny Moyle traces and analyses the life and work of an extraordinary artist against the backdrop of an era of political turbulence and cultural transformation, to which his art offers a subtle and endlessly refracting mirror.
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Come along, enjoy a glass of wine and what promises to be a fantastic treat for all history buffs.
About the speaker:
Franny Moyle studied Art History at St John's College, Cambridge. She is the former BBC Commissioner for Arts and Culture and is now a freelance executive producer and writer.
Franny is the author of Constance: The Tragic and Scandalous Life of Mrs Oscar Wilde, Desperate Romantics: The Private Lives of the Pre-Raphaelites and The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of J. M. W. Turner.
About the Festival and the event:
This year we are presenting the London History Festival in a series of 'blended' events - meaning the talks will take place in the Kensington library lecture hall in front of a live audience, and will at the same time be streamed to those joining us online.
*Please note that the concessionary rate of £3 per ticket is offered to pensioners, students and people on benefits.
**Tickets will also be on sale in Kensington Central Library starting 1st November.
***Online tickets are free and can be obtained via a separate Eventbrite link.
PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR DIRECTIONS TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE LECTURE HALL IN KENSINGTON CENTRAL LIBRARY:
