Love, seduction and courtship in the Renaissance
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During the Renaissance, marriage and love were not always aligned.
Art historian Siân Walters examines themes of courtship, love and marriage in our collection of Renaissance paintings, in this online talk for Members.
Consider the role of art in courtly celebrations and rituals of the 15th and 16th centuries. From mythological poesies representing the illicit affairs of the gods, to paintings designed to decorate wedding furniture, we examine a wide range of works by artists including Andre Mantegna, Titian, Botticelli and Jan van Eyck.
Join Siân for an exploration of love, lust and matrimony through the lens of the Renaissance masters.
Speaker
Siân Walters is an art historian and the director of Art History in Focus. She studied at Selwyn College, Cambridge University and has been a lecturer at the National Gallery for over 20 years. Her specialist areas of research are Italian painting, Spanish art and architecture, Flemish and Dutch painting and the relationship between dance and art. Siân also lectures for The Wallace Collection and The Arts Society and leads specialist art tours abroad. She was a lecturer at Surrey University for many years and has lived and worked in France and Venice.
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