The Patric Morrissey lectures - Spring 2010
“This series is an attempt to answer some questions I kept asking myself when confronted with many different objects on a recent visit to Athens. How did Mycenae fit into the broader picture? How is it that the paintings from Thera seem so sophisticated? Will I only begin to look at Greek pottery when I understand more about it? Why does pre-classical sculpture seem so alive? What did the icon mean to the understanding viewer?
I hope these talks will help make participants’ next visit to Greece, the British Museum or the new Ashmolean Museum more enjoyable.”
All the lectures start at 7.30pm
- Wednesday 3rd March: From pre-history to history. The beginnings of Greek Art especially Mycenae.
- Wednesday 10th March: The paintings in Thera, a Cretan civilization in the Cyclades.
- Wednesday 17th March: An introduction to Greek Pottery.
- Wednesday 24th March: An overview of Early Greek Sculpture.
- Wednesday 31st March: Byzantine Icons and wall paintings.
- Wednesday 7th April: Greek life and culture under Turkish rule.
- Wednesday 14th April: Hagia Sophia; The place of Justinian's church in the development architecture.
- Wednesday 21st April: How Sinan and Ottoman architecture continue the classical tradition.
VENUE: THE ZENDO - THE MANOR HOUSE - EYPE
TICKETS AT THE DOOR ARE £5.00 INCLUDING REFRESHMENTS
(FROM A.35 TAKE TURNING TOWARDS HIGHER EYPE - SECOND ENTRANCE ON LEFT)
TICKETS AT THE DOOR ARE £5.00 INCLUDING REFRESHMENTS