El Siglo de Oro: Christian art in the golden age of Spain
Saturday 22 May 2010

In the late sixteenth century, and on into the seventeenth, the great flowering of Spanish culture known as  el siglo de oro, the golden century, produced a series of major artists, many of whom produced passionately devout and spiritually intense works on Christian themes. This study day will introduce the work of El Greco, and the painters working under the influence of Velázquez: in particular, Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo and Juan Valdés Leal. These artists produced some of the most striking works of baroque art, and in their religious compositions blended profound mysticism with a realism which is at times disturbing.

Tutor: Iain Lane, Administrator StACCS
Venue: The Chapter House Crypt, St Albans Cathedral
Date: Saturday 22 May 2010
Time: 10.30 am to 3.30 pm
Cost: £18 (including morning coffee & biscuits)

There will be a lunch break, please bring a packed lunch or take lunch in the Cafe at the Abbey.

For directions to St Albans Cathedral please follow this link.

You can book for this course using the Summer Term programme leaflet which is available here.