The collection through colour

How do we interpret colour? Sir Isaac Newton's identification of the colour spectrum resulted in the acronym ROYGBIV. This, in the words of the poet John Keats, 'had destroyed the poetry of the rainbow by reducing it to a prism'.

In this series of guided collection tours, Maurizio Patti encourages you to look at the collection one colour at a time. Understand the brilliance of white in portraiture, the use of yellow in still life, pink in landscape, and browns in historical paintings.

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 Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate Gallery and City Lit. Patti is now an art expert and lecturer for Tate Galleries and the Institute of Tourist Guiding (History of Art). Maurizio presents guides in English, Italian, French, Spanish