About

Art in the High Renaissance online talk.

Zoom illustrated talks with popular local lecturer, Eleanor Bird, exploring art history with MonLife Heritage Museums

Monday evenings online course moves on through time to the 16th century

10 weekly sessions Mondays 7-8pm online via Zoom.

Starting Monday 26th September, half term Monday 31 October, ending Monday 5th December

Price £50

How to book your ticket

1. Click the date (eg. 26 September 2022)

2. Click the pink button with the time and price.

3. Fill in your details on the page that pops up.

Talk details

This series of hour-long, online lectures explores art from the turn of the sixteenth century, as painters built on the technical and stylistic achievements of the Early Renaissance to create a newly rich and sophisticated style. In Italy, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael broke new boundaries with their complex exploration of composition and emotion while in the North, Albrecht Dürer became one of the first artistic superstars and portraitists such as Holbein recreated the real world with precision. In Venice Titian took the use of colour to new heights, while in Rome Michelangelo’s dramatic approach set up art for the bizarre challenge of Mannerism.

Join us to explore this rich and varied period, whether you are a beginner or a connoisseur.