Colour & Craft, A Series on Mineral Colours in Ancient and Medieval Art.
Fri, Mar 11
|Whittaker Suite, The Old Town Hall
This week: Red Metal This lecture is about the complex history of the powerful red mineral pigments -vermilion, red lead, and haematite. We will consider their integral role in the history of alchemy and philosophy as well as industry, and how this impacted on their use in painting across cultures.
Time & Location
Mar 11, 2022, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT
Whittaker Suite, The Old Town Hall, Whittaker Ave, Richmond TW9 1TP, UK
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About the Event
Colour & Craft is a short series of Art History lectures focusing on the hidden histories of
minerals and metals that were mined, smelted and processed to produce the raw materials
and colours for great works of art in the Medieval and Early Modern periods, both in the
East and the West. This weekly series of four lectures by is devoted toAnita Chowdry
minerals that provided four precious colour-groups, and their value in the decorative arts.
Referencing objects from museum collections, with a wide range of fascinating
Tickets
Regular, individual lecture
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