Madonnas & Miracles: The Golden Age of Sienese Painting, 1250-1350
Fri, May 30
|Richmond Library Annexe, online & replay
The current National Gallery exhibition has placed the art of late medieval Siena in the spotlight - but how well does it explain the reasons for all those lavish panel paintings of the Virgin and Child? And why do they look the way they do? Join Helen to learn more! more info below
Time & Location
May 30, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Richmond Library Annexe, online & replay, Quadrant Rd, Richmond TW9 1DH, UK
About the Event
In this talk, Helen Dejean will unpack the main iconographies and innovative formats of the Virgin and Child images to understand the very particular brief that the master artists had to fulfil in forging Siena's identity as the 'City of the Virgin'.
Upon booking you will receive an automated email with instructions on how to join.