Monthly Lecture
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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.
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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
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BETTY JOEL: GLAMOUR AND INNOVATION IN 1930S DESIGN
Stalbridge Hall Stalbridge Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom.Betty Joel, born Mary Stewart Lockhart, ran a furniture making and design business. At its peak, in the 1920s and 30s, Betty Joel Ltd employed 50 craftsmen and had showrooms in Knightsbridge. With no formal training, she created, through a flair for branding and marketing, the leading furnishing company of the day in London. The […]
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Palladio: his work and influence on European Architecture
Stalbridge Hall Stalbridge Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom.The Italian architect, Andrea Palladio, was born in Padua in 1508. His work was based on the symmetry, perspective and values of the formal classical temple architecture of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Palladianism became popular during the mid 17th century but its flowering was cut short by the onset of the Civil War and […]