National Treasures: Iconic paintings from the National Gallery
This course is now fully booked. Please contact us if you would like to be added to the waiting list in case of any cancellations. In this study day we will investigate some of the greatest paintings in our national … More details …
From the Bayeux Tapestry to the Wilton Diptych
After a brief survey of the period from the eleventh century to the fifteenth, we will focus firstly on the Bayeux Tapestry – “one of the most enchanting pieces of narrative art in existence” ( Talbot Rice). It is a … More details …
National Treasures: More Iconic Paintings from the National Gallery
In this study day we will continue to investigate some of the greatest paintings in our national collection. Come and explore and discover the wonderful paintings and their narratives and the stories of the great artists that created them. Works … More details …
Caspar David Friedrich – Humanity and Nature
2024 sees the 250th anniversary of the birth of Caspar David Friedrich, the father of German Romanticism. He transformed landscape painting into ‘art for a new age’, examining the relationship between man and the natural world. Key pictures by Friedrich … More details …
Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Four
This course is now fully booked. Please contact us if you would like to be placed on the waiting list in case of any cancellations. Charles Rennie Mackintosh is now lauded as Scotland’s greatest modern architect but sadly his potential … More details …