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SUMMARY:A Magical Mystery Tour : The English Miniature from the Tudors to the Victorians
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/a-magical-mystery-tour/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Visions of India : Art and the East India Company – The meeting of East and West in Historic Paintings by Indian and European Artists
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/visions-of-india/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Poet in Paint : The Art and Life of Paul Nash 1889 – 1946
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/poet-in-paint/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Art for the Afterlife : ancient Egyptian tomb scenes and funerary goods
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/art-for-the-afterlife/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Scandinavian Landscape Painting 1840-1910
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:The Christmas Story in Medieval Art
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Art Down Under: Australian Art from the convict years to the modern era
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/november_lecture/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Caravaggio: A Rebel with a Cause
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-october-24/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Tapestry : The Ultimate Wall Decoration
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-10/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Breughel : The Seasons and the World
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/june-lecture/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Breaking the Ice-Jackson Pollock and American Abstract Impressionism
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SUMMARY:Chinamania : The Impact of Chinese Porcelain on European Taste\, Collecting and Display
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-8/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:The History of the City of London Through Stained Glass
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-7/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:200 Years of Valentines
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-6/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240104T113000
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SUMMARY:The Nativity in Art from Giotto to Picasso
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-4/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231207T113000
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SUMMARY:Eleanor Coade and her Stone
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-5/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231102T113000
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SUMMARY:`A Carpet Ride to Khiva and Central Asia’
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-3/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231005T113000
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SUMMARY:Tulipomania – A 17th Century Passion in Art\, Gardens and Collecting
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/montly-lecture-template-copy-2/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Public Sculpture
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/public-sculpture/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230601T113000
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SUMMARY:The Kennedy White House
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-kennedy-white-house/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230504T113000
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SUMMARY:The Colour Blue - From paradise to poison
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/test-monthly-lecture-event/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230406T113000
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SUMMARY:From Errol Flynn to Bottles of Gin: Literary Portraits and their Afterlives
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/writers-portraits/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230302T113000
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SUMMARY:Henry VIII and the Field of the Cloth of Gold
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/henry-viii-and-the-field-of-the-cloth-of-gold/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230202T113000
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SUMMARY:Opera : The melting pot of culture
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/opera-the-melting-pot-of-culture/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Picasso`s Guernica
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/picassos-guernica/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221201T113000
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SUMMARY:The art of the cartoonist
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-art-of-the-cartoonist/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221103T113000
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SUMMARY:The British Army in India – an unofficial view
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-british-army-in-india-an-unofficial-view/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221006T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221006T123000
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SUMMARY:The subtle science and exact art of colour in English Garden Design
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-subtle-science-and-exact-art-of-colour-in-english-garden-design-2/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:Most Popular Pictures in British Collections
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/most-popular-pictures-in-british-collections/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220609T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220609T123000
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SUMMARY:Georgia O’Keeffe in New Mexico
DESCRIPTION:Featured Image Attribute\n\n	[Insert the attribute here] \n\nDescription of Lecture\n\n	\nThe long British tradition of political satire is coming to the fore again as a General Election approaches - January 2025 at the latest. At the root of that tradition is William Hogarth’s Election Entertainment series of prints from the 1750s. His ruthless exposure of electoral corruption and hypocrisy sets the stage for later generations of satirists including James Gillray\, Private Eye and today’s digital artist Cold War Steve. We will look closely at the Election series\, explain Hogarth’s many jokes and references and reveal some themes with surprising topical relevance\, from voter identification to the politics of immigration.\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\nLecturer:  Rupert Dickens\n\n\n\n\n\n	Rupert Dickens is an art historian based in south London with a special interest in Dutch and Flemish 16th and 17th century painting. He works at the Wallace Collection as a guide conducting public and private tours and lecturing on aspects of the collection. Rupert is also a tour director for a Cambridge-based company accompanying groups on art-themed tours to the Netherlands\, Belgium\, France\, Austria and Italy. He has lectured to large audiences on subjects as diverse as the game of chess in art and Madame de Pompadour’s artistic patronage in 18th century France. He studied art history at Birkbeck College before undertaking a Masters in Dutch Golden Age Studies at University College London. Before that Rupert had a 26-year career as a BBC journalist ending as an editor in radio news.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/william-beckford-1760-1844-genius-romantic-notoriety/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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