Painting the Nativity
A festive tour
- 1.30 - 2.45 pm
- 3.30 - 4.45 pm
Tickets
| Members: | £20 |
This event is available to those with a Member, Member & Guest, Exhibition or House Membership.
Please meet in the Sainsbury Wing Foyer to collect your headsets and meet your host for the guided walking tour.
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In this guided tour, Maurizio Patti explores paintings of the Nativity.
Look closer at how this holy scene has been painted by different artists across centuries, including 'The Nativity' by Piero della Francesca, and works by Jan Gossaert, Guido Reni, and learn about the Neapolitan school and its influences.
After the tour, we welcome you to Supporters’ House where you can reflect and discuss with others.
Your host
Maurizio Patti, originally from Cortona, Italy, is an expert guide and tutor. Patti has three degrees ranging from Languages and Visual Arts (Siena, Italy) to Philosophy and Theology, (University of Louvain, Belgium, London campus). Before moving to London in 1990, Patti worked as a teacher, interpreter and guide in Italy. Upon his arrival in London, Patti furthered his knowledge of visual arts through courses at the V&A , Tate, and City Lit. Patti is now an art expert and lecturer for Tate and the Institute of Tourist Guiding (History of Art). Patti presents guides in English, Italian, French and Spanish.