Members' talk and Q&A
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Food is rife with metaphor. Art historian and artist Aliki Braine looks at these metaphors at this online Members’ talk and Q&A.
In Christian religious art, we see depictions of bread, water, wine and citrus fruits – each rich with meaning. We see this in still life and scenes by Luis Meléndez, Gerolamo dai Libri and Zurbarán. In paintings by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and Nicolas Poussin, food is an essential ingredient in the unfolding scenes of the Eucharist. And it is one layer of many in Joachim Beuckelaer’s series, ‘The Four Elements’.
Whether it's a single glistening fruit carefully painted to reflect light or a riotous tumble of vibrant meats and fish, turn your gaze to food with Aliki Braine.
Speaker
Aliki Braine studied at the Ruskin School of Fine Art, Oxford, the Slade School of Fine Art and the Courtauld Institute, where she was awarded a distinction for her masters in 17th-century painting. Having worked for the National Gallery’s Education Department for 20 years, she is now an Associate Lecturer at Camberwell College of Art and delivers lectures and courses for the Wallace Collection, the Arts Society and Christie’s Education. Aliki is a practising artist who regularly exhibits her photographic work internationally.
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This recording will be available for two weeks.
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A feast for your eyes
Members' talk and Q&A
Free for Members
This is an online event, exclusive to Members, hosted on Zoom.
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