Engaging with literature in shared discussions gives us a deeper understanding of great authors such as Joyce, Proust and Shakespeare, and of ourselves. If you have ever wanted to do the same with great works of art, this study is for you.
Building on the success of our ‘Reading Great Paintings’ visits to London’s National and Tate Galleries led by Sean Forester, the LitSalon is pleased to offer an online visual art study. Using Looking at Picturesby Susan Woodford as our guiding text, we will look closely at masterpieces of portraiture, still life, landscape, religious and narrative painting.
We invite you to join us as we discuss the language of painting – composition, colour, light and shade, symbolism, visual narrative – as well as the cultural context in which artworks were created.