Great Art on the DoorstepPaintings you can visit from AltrinchamA series of four highly informative and entertaining talks delivered by art historian Emma Anderson.
Each Month will focus on a different work of art, all currently located within a day-trip of Altrincham.
Emma studied art history at the Courtauld Institute, before a career working in UK art galleries and museums. She has always been keen to share her enthusiasms and insights into European art.
These will be informal talks with opportunities for questions and discussion.
How to look at Religious Paintings is the fourth and final in a series of four talks concentrating on the piece – Christ Discovered in the Temple, 1342. This piece can currently be seen in the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Emma will share her enthusiasm for this chance to see a masterpiece close up.
This talkwill decipher the story told in this and other medieval pictures, and find the emotional, human dramas played out against gold backgrounds and jewel-like colours.
Doors and licensed bar open at 5.
45pm, Emma’s talk starts at 6:15pm
