| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | Fortnightly on Friday mornings between October and March, alternating with the Art Appreciation group. |
| Venue: | On Zoom |
The theme for our 2026-27 season will be From Baroque to Rococo to Enlightment. We shall be exploring developments in European art from the 17th century to the 18th: from Rembrandt and Velasquez onwards.
We study art history by looking with our own eyes at key works reproduced in PowerPoint slides. We explore contexts and connections within our Western artistic heritage, with a view to increasing our understanding and so the pleasures we derive from it.
The talks supply some context and guide our looking, treating such questions as: why this subject matter? why represented in this way? how related to earlier works? how did artistic traditions and conventions change as the world changed?
The Zoom link is circulated to Group members a day or two before each of our meetings, which begin with logging into Zoom at or just before 10.00 am for some general conversation in break-out rooms.
The talk starts at 10.15 and part way through it there is an interval, again in break-out rooms, for coffee and discussion. After the talk there are questions and more discussion.
New members are welcome. We are a large group with no limit on numbers. Registering in advance is essential - to join please email the Convener David Ploss who manages the Group's register.
Forthcoming programme
