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Up the Nile with Amelia: a Victorian voyage

Stalbridge Hall Stalbridge Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom.

Amelia Edwards, writer, artist, musician and collector, in 1873, travelled the length of Egypt recording impressions of all she saw. Using extracts from her book and watercolour illustrations by her contemporaries, we will follow her remarkable journey.

Duccio di Buoninsegna, Sienese Master Painter

Stalbridge Hall Stalbridge Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom.

Through his astonishing virtuoso technique and original blending of the latest Byzantine and French Gothic artistic styles, Duccio di Buoninsegna introduced a new sensibility into Sienese panel painting between 1278 and 1319.   The Lecturer: Dr. Janet Robson BA MA PhD