FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY – THE STORY OF WESTERN EUROPEAN ART FROM THE 13TH
CENTURY TO 1700 AT THE NATIONAL GALLERYThe National Gallery is the
UK's prize collection of western European art. This tour will look at
how artistic techniques, attitudes and aspirations developed, told
through iconic examples of each artistic style.
We will follow the development of art from medieval altarpieces and
British masterpieces like the Wilton Diptych, through the new
techniques explored during the Renaissance that allowed artists to
create more and more realistic paintings in the works of Jan van Eyck,
Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian, Raphael and
Holbein.
We will then explore 17th century history, landscape, portrait and
genre paintings through the works of masters such as Rubens,
Caravaggio, Velazquez, Claude, Rembrandt and Vermeer.
A previous tour in 2019 just about managed to cover the entire story
of western art up to 1900, but was a bit of a rush (and a marathon for
Caroline!). This tour will give you an overview of the story of art
over this shorter innovative 400 year period.
MEET: at 17:45 for an 18:00 start at the National Gallery, Trafalgar
Square, London, WC2N 5DN
_Note: there are several entrances, so please use the right one! We
will be meeting INSIDE the Getty entrance__ (to the right of the
portico as you look at the gallery)_
END: approx. 20:00 at the National Gallery.
POST-TOUR DRINKS: AT WALKERS OF WHITEHALL ON CRAIG’S COURT, JUST OFF
WHITEHALL (5 MINS WALK FROM THE MUSEUM)
Numbers are limited to 20 people. Registered members can invite one
guest.
£12.50 for members
£13 for Guests
ABOUT YOUR GUIDE:
Caroline Piper is a Downing College history graduate (1997) and a
London Blue Badge Tourist Guide, the highest guiding qualification
available. She is passionate about history, literature,
architecture, films and finding the “off the beaten track” London
gems. You can find out more about her on her Piper Tours website
http://pipertours.com [http://pipertours.com] where you can also find
links to her Tripadvisor page, Facebook page and memberships of
professional guiding bodies. She has led regular tours for the Society
for 2 years.
*Only members of the Cambridge Society of LONDON (and their guests)
may book tickets - if you are not currently a member and would like to
beome one, please visit www.camsoclon.org [http://www.camsoclon.org]
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CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY OF LONDON TRANSFER AND REFUND POLICY
i) At least 14 calendar days before the event: We will provide full
refunds (minus the mandatory Eventbrite fee). Alternatively, if you
have found a suitable replacement, we can change the name on the
ticket on the understanding that you will reclaim the ticket price
from them separately.
ii) Between 4 and 14 calendar days before the event: Our arrangements
with our hosts are always finalised 4 calendar days before each event.
With more than 4 calendar days’ notice we can still change the name
to someone named by you on the understanding that you will reclaim the
ticket price from them separately. Alternatively, we MIGHT be able to
sell it to someone else; there is no guarantee of that but we will do
our best and then refund you if successful.
iii) Less than 4 calendar days: We regret that we cannot offer refunds
if given less than 4 calendar days’ notice.
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