The Arts Society Bath: 17th Century Dutch Painting- Art in the Garden of God
03mar11:30 am12:30 pmThe Arts Society Bath: 17th Century Dutch Painting- Art in the Garden of God
Event Details
Dutch art in the 17th Century dealt with the lives of real people: at times ordered, at others bawdy or self-important, and occasionally tragic. The
Event Details
Dutch art in the 17th Century dealt with the lives of real people: at times ordered, at others bawdy or self-important, and occasionally tragic. The new Protestant mentality allowed astonishing advances in science, as Rembrandt shows in his portrait of Dr Tulp; its merchant wealth reflected in serene seascapes by Van de Veld and Van Goyen, its civic pride in the portraits of Frans Hals, and its insistence on moral order and well-scrubbed households in the poetry of Vermeer.
Tickets are £10 for non-members and £7 on zoom. Must book by email latest Friday 28 February. Lecture given by Douglas Skegg.
Date
3rd March 2025 11:30 am - 12:30 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Widcombe Social Club
Widcombe Hill, Bath BA2 6AA, UK