Foreigners in London 1520-1677
The Artists that Changed the
look at how these
artists influenced the
British School of
painting and assess
their legacy.
Course of British Art
Tuesday May 14 at The Cultural Centre (Casa Cultura) c/
Granada, Nerja. 6pm (Doors open at 5pm and tickets only
available on the night). Visitors are most welcome. Entrance
€10 (Members of other The Arts Societies €5) A full illustrated
lecture in English by Leslie Primo MA BA.
Sponsored by Verano Azul Nerja.
About Leslie Primo
(pictured)
Leslie Primo holds a
BA in Art History
and an MA in
Renaissance Studies
from Birkbeck
College, University
of London. Was
Visiting Lecturer in
Art History at the University of Reading in 2005 and 2007, and
gives lectures and guided tours, plus special talks, at both the
National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. Also
lectures at the City Literary
Institute, and has presented a
series of talks at the National
Maritime Museum and the
Courtauld Institute.
Why were foreign painters
preferred by the aristocracy in
London to native-born English
painters, why did foreigners come
in the first place, what was their
motivation, and what was the
impact of foreigners in London on
English art and art practise? The
lecture will look at the various
formats and uses of art, tracing
foreign artists from the Tudor
period through to the Renaissance
and Baroque, looking at their
origins and how they came to work
in England. It will examine the
contributions of artists such as
Holbein, Gerrit van Honthorst, Marcus Gheeraerts the
younger, Lucas and Susanna Horenbout, Isaac Oliver, Paulus
van Somer, van Dyck, Peter Lely, and Rubens. This lecture will
Leslie entertained us with “The
Cult of the South Pacific: from
Cook to Gauguin” in 2011 and
“The Divine Michelangelo” in
2014.
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