The Most Serene Republic: Venice from the Mud Flats to the Modern World
Study Day on Wednesday 13th October 2010 at 10:00AM
Lecturer: Ms Jo Walton
Venue: Bishopswood Village Hall
The history of Venice is a colourful and fascinating one and we will be looking at architecture and paintings from the 5th century AD right through to modern times.
Renaissance buildings by Palladio and Sansovino and paintings by Carpaccio Tiepolo and Longhi will be shown in relation to the city's position as a great renaissance centre for the Arts. We will explore Venice's rise to greatness and finally the new challenges posed by rising sea and modern tourism .
Jo Walton's professional life has been in publishing, bookselling and education. She has been teaching about the Renaissance and 20th century British Art for NADFAS for many years and is a Guide for the Tate Galleries.
10.00am The Escape from the Barbarians
11.00am Coffee
11.30am Renaissance Glories
12.45pm Lunch
1.45pm The Phoenix Rises
Cost: £29 (includes coffee and lunch)
To reserve a place please send to the Study Day Secretary:
- A completed Booking Form. Click here for a form to print
- A cheque made out to Ross-on-Wye DFAS.
- A stamped addressed envelope made out to the address to which the tickets are to be sent.