About this Event
Art History Lecture Series
Pre-Raphaelite Dawns
Fridays 8 November - 6 December
10:15am – 12:15pm
Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
In 1848, the year of Revolutions, a group of young artists founded a movement which would shake and re-shape artistic culture in Britain. Rejecting the Royal Academy’s expectations, these artistic revolutionaries sought inspiration from wider artistic traditions, often finding their subject matter in the life and literature of the High Victorian Age. The original Brotherhood was rapidly augmented by a wider circle of creative women and men and successive generations adopted and extended the Pre-Raphaelite vision. Using examples from the museum’s art collection, join us as we consider the innovations and insights of this movement and how they can be traced in visual culture to the present day.
Friday 8 November
Idols, Idylls and Industry: Pre-Raphaelite Artists and their Followers
Artwork: Angel with Cymbals – Edward Burne-Jones
Speaker: Dr Conny Bailey
Friday 15 November
More than just a Pretty Face: Pre-Raphaelite Women Artists
Artwork: Joan of Arc – copy after Marie d'Orléans
Speaker: Dr Conny Bailey
Friday 22 November
Pre-Raphaelitism and the Northern Renaissance
Artwork: Vision of the Shepherds - William Holman Hunt
Speaker: Dr Conny Bailey
Friday 29 November
Sacred Domesticity: Pre-Raphaelite Interiors and the Stories they tell
Artwork: Sir Lancelot at the Chapel of the Holy Grail - Edward Burne-Jones
Speaker: Dr Miriam Gill
Friday 6 December
Major Minors: Pre-Raphaelite Followers and their Works
Artwork: The Angel of the Holy Grail - Ernest W. Twining
Speaker: Dr Conny Bailey
Series ticket £25 (+ Eventbrite booking fee).
Price includes refreshments
Booking essential
Speakers are correct at the time of going to press but may be amended due to unforeseen changes to availability or subject expertise.
Individual lectures can be booked separately for £6 per lecture (+ Eventbrite booking fee)
We allocate a small number of tickets to purchase from the museum direct. If Eventbrite is showing as sold out try calling the museum direct on 01604 526322 during our opening hours Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm and Sundays 12-5pm
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Road, Northampton, United Kingdom
GBP 27.80
