Saints in the Fitzwilliam Museum: a guided tour of pictured saints and their stories (ARTH 06)

  • Day and time: Wednesday 15:00 - 16:30
    Weekly
  • Length of course: 3 terms. Autumn (10 Weeks), Spring (10 Weeks), Summer (8 Weeks)
  • Number of places: 12
  • Start date: 09 October 2024
  • Description:

    We will explore together the many beautiful medieval and Renaissance (and later) images of saints in the Fitzwilliam's galleries (especially the Italian and Flemish rooms). We will walk round the exhibits and look carefully at the religious paintings and sculptures. I will analyse the paintings and their iconography, and each week one course member will provide for the class the history (and legends) of one saint (sourced from books or the internet) which I will supplement.

  • Format: Lecture

  • Tutor: Chris Jones
  • I have been visiting the Fitzwilliam museum regularly for decades and love the art there. I ran a guided tour course last year on the museum's antiquities.


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