CLASSICISM IN VICTORIAN PAINTING TALK 2
G F Watts' interpretation of the Classical World, with Martin Beek
This event takes place in-person at the Museum, and online via Zoom
Tickets are 10 each. Booking is essential
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With artist and art historian Martin Beek
The second talk in his Classicism in Victorian Painting series, Martin Beek delves into the work of G. F. Watts.
In the late 19th century, George Frederic Watts was described in The Art Journal thus, ‘he belongs to no school, and has had no followers, but stands apart, like some mountain peak, in lonely grandeur.’ HIs own peculiar interpretations of Classical mythology are fascinating.
He seems much closer to being a European Symbolist, rather than being comparable to any of his British contemporaries. HIs techniques and the painterly breadth of his later work foreshadow much that was to change in art following his death in 1904.
The Ideal, George Frederic Watts, c. 1836, oil on canvas © Ashmolean Museum
This is the second talk in this series. Each talk needs to be booked separately
The talk is part of our Love & Legacy season of events.
BOOKING
This event takes place in-person at the Museum, and online via Zoom
Tickets are £10 each. Booking is essential.
Tickets coming soon
If you have any questions, please email us at publicprogrammes@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
