Monday, May 5
De Coding Da Vinci
by Alice Foster
THE LECTURE​
Leonardo da Vinci epitomised Renaissance Humanism, creating some of the most influential painting in Western art. He died over 500 years ago, yet his work remains enigmatic, potent and mystifying. A gifted engineer, inventor and scientist, painting fell at the end of his line of curiosity, yet ironically, it’s this for which he is remembered best. Much is unfinished; his Last Supper was the target of jokes and vandalism by French forces in Milan, while he was among the first to celebrate human imperfection in his caricatures. And just what is the draw of his Mona Lisa?
THE LECTURER​
Alice has lectured for Oxford University’s Department of Continuing Education since 1998 and regularly teaches at the Ashmolean Museum and Oxfordshire Museum. Her freelance career includes organizing History of Art study days and weekly classes. Since 2004, Alice has lectured for The Arts Society in Britain and Europe. She was elected President of Banbury Fine Arts Society in 2010.
ARRIVE FROM 6:15 PM | LECTURE 7 PM
CESSNOCK PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
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