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Music in art

Part II: At court

Music and performance
Date
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Time
2 - 3 pm
Location
Supporters' House Salon
Audience
For Members

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Belle Smith leads the second of a four-part series diving into music in art.

In this episode, Smith looks at secular music performed at the Italian courts during the 15th and 16th centuries. The Italian courts had an audience of highly educated ruling classes who would themselves have participated in courtly concerts and were interested in Renaissance theories of harmony and the senses. They were, of course, also patrons of the visual arts and together with Smith, the talk will look at images that both convey actual performance and ideas relating to music.

Speaker

Belle Smith
Belle Smith is an art historian and educator who has worked in London museums and galleries for many years. She studied at Goldsmiths College and has an MA in the History of Art. She enjoys working with groups of all ages, from young children and teenagers to undergraduates and adults.

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