Art Historical London

09/05/2021

Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother’s Day!

There is plenty to celebrate this week! Please find some of our event listings below:

06/05/2021

Just added: Frida Kahlo Museum Mexico

Just added: Frida Kahlo Museum Mexico

May 23, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM GMT+1

01/05/2021

Book Your Spot Today

Book Your Spot Today

Home of the young Rembrandt, a university founded in 1575, home of the pilgrims who landed here after fleeing Nottinghamshire and who would sail the Mayflower to the US, the remains of a 11th century castle, windmills, canals, almshouses, 17th century classicism, and much much more is all to be foun...

25/04/2021

Sundays — Visit a Museum

Sundays — Visit a Museum

TODAY!

18/04/2021

Happy Sunday !

Happy Sunday !

Have a look at what's in store!

15/04/2021

ARROGANT REALISM: Gustav Courbet

ARROGANT REALISM: Gustav Courbet

ARROGANT REALISM: Gustav Courbet

11/04/2021

TAKE THE CULTURE CHALLENGE

TAKE THE CULTURE CHALLENGE

Allegory of the Planets and the Continents by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770), part of Tuesdays talk on: The Marvels of Trompe l'oeil

04/04/2021

Celebrating the New

Celebrating the New

Above a painting of an 'egg dance' by Brueghel II (sold by Christies in 2007), where while dancing, the woman tries to roll an egg into a chalk circle – without it breaking – and to cover it with a wooden bowl. A similar depiction was painting by Pieter Aertsen, now in the collection of the Rijk...

28/03/2021

Happy Easter

Happy Easter

No need to hunt, plenty of events here!

21/03/2021

WHAT'S NEW IN STORE S T O P B Y T O F I N D O U T

WHAT'S NEW IN STORE S T O P B Y T O F I N D O U T

Maria Chester gave us the most eye opening and mesmerising lecture on the Mayan murals at Bonampak which I highly recommend (lecture still available as a recording here) and a long overdue lecture on the world renowned murals of Mexico of the 1920s by people like Diego Riviera (recording available h...

16/03/2021

Bored?

Bored?

Our fun talk on cats & dogs in art is starting soon!

14/03/2021

Come Learn Online

Come Learn Online

While I have been staring at my laptop for plenty of hours each day since March 2020, one of you told me they have been viewing our talks on their TV creating beautiful detailed images and very clear sound! So clever, and definitely worth it if you want to watch last week's lecture on Miniatures - w...

07/03/2021

cheaper, more flexible, less time consuming, more comfortable, exquisite visual details and international and highly skilled lecturers... there are advantages to activities online!

cheaper, more flexible, less time consuming, more comfortable, exquisite visual details and international and highly skilled lecturers... there are advantages to activities online!

Join Us as we keep filling our Calendar with a variety of Events

01/03/2021

This Friday with @hattie_bennett123 we’ll be looking at 16th & 17th century Spanish Art! 11.00 Uk online Image: Piëta by Ribera, 1634 @museothyssen #arthistory #spanishart #virtuallearning #arthistoricallondon

27/02/2021

Virtual Museum Visit

Virtual Museum Visit

This Weekend!

22/02/2021

Rembrandt did it, Bellini did it, as did Mamet, Rodin, Picasso and many others! Adapting, plagiarize, copy, imitate, borrow, quote, honour, remake, appropriate and forge... ‘Bad Artists Imitate, The Great Artists Steal’ (Picasso/Banksy/....) Join us this Tuesday 17.00 Uk for a 1 hour talk on this age old problem. #arthistory #artistswhosteal (images shown: The Archangel Leaving the Family of Tobias, Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhertc. 1548, woodcut, Boyman van Beuningen, Rotterdam

The Archangel Leaving the Family of Tobias, Rembrandt, 1637, oil on panel, 266 x52 cm, Louvre)

21/02/2021

appropriation, borrowing, imitating, learning from, quoting, forging, repeating....

appropriation, borrowing, imitating, learning from, quoting, forging, repeating....

What makes good art (learning)?

20/02/2021

Not just online lectures, discussion groups, hands-on art courses or art related books and products but we also schedule virtual walking tours and LIVE VIRTUAL MUSEUM TOURS! Next one coming up: The Rodin Museum in Paris and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston! Head to www.ArtHistoricalLondon.com/calendar to book (link in bio)
#virtualvisits #virtualmuseumtours #culturalescapism #notravelneeded

17/02/2021

Today the first in our series in ‘Appreciating the Work in Artworks’! Making me realise even more how talented those artists are whose works we admire in our regular lectures! @ruth.helen.smith as artist and art historian the perfect tutor to coach us through what it takes to put oil paint to canvas!

14/02/2021

Love & Delusion

Love & Delusion

Happy Valentines Day!

01/01/2021

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Let’s hope this will be the year in which we can celebrate together again!

27/12/2020

The days after Christmas. The Courtyard of an Inn with a Game of Shuffleboard

Adriaen van Ostade (1610–1685)

English Heritage, The Wellington Collection, Apsley House

24/12/2020

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

Thank you for making this year special (in a good way)

19/12/2020

Rijksmuseum just before closure nr... 3? 4? 😩

03/12/2020

Longing to be active again?

Longing to be active again?

Instead of passively staring at your screen?

01/12/2020

Peculiar... #art #strange #arthistory #explainthat

29/11/2020

LOUVRE ABU DHABI Virtual Museum Tour

LOUVRE ABU DHABI Virtual Museum Tour

Sunday Dec 13, 13:30* Virtual Museum Tour

28/11/2020

Our Live Virtual Museum Tours have been selling out extremely fast- sign up for our database to be the first to hear about our upcoming calendar of events! Www.arthistoricallondon.com/calendar #virtualmuseumtours #stampaliaquerini #cloistersmuseum #louvreabudhabimuseum #livetour #localguide #notravellingrequired #museumfromhome #onlineentertainment #arthistoricallondon

27/11/2020

Artist & Art Historian

Artist & Art Historian

A number of our lecturers are not only Art Historians with degrees from prestigious universities under their belt, they are also celebrated artists in their own right! I thought it would be nice to highlight two!

25/11/2020

Series to watch

Series to watch

This Friday we kick off with a series of 3 talks by Lydia Bauman which are all part of her series on Looking at Art, where she examines how paintings communicate their message. Each lecture works as a stand alone talk, but all three follow the same structure.

24/11/2020

Gift Voucher Art History London

Gift Voucher Art History London

Gift vouchers for specific events, series of lectures, or a set amount to be used on anything that Art Historical London organises.