The colour blue
- 6 - 7 pm
- 7.30 - 8.30 pm
About
How do we interpret colour? Sir Isaac Newton's identification of the colour spectrum resulted in the acronym ROYGBIV which, in the words of the poet John Keats, 'had destroyed the poetry of the rainbow by reducing it to a prism'. In these series of guided walking tours, Maurizio Patti encourages you to look at the collection through a colour at a time.
In this tour, Maurizio focuses on the colour blue and helps us to understand the symbolism, meaning, theories and beauty of this hue. Look closer at Masaccio's Virgin Mary clothed in heavy blue drapery and the intensity of contrast in Holbein's A Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling among other paintings with blue as a prominent colour.
These are guided walking tours through the collection for which headsets will be provided. Please meet at the Information Desk in the Sainsbury Wing Foyer.
Our tours on the colours black, green and red can be found here.
Your host
Maurizio Patti, originally from Cortona, Italy, is an expert guide and tutor. Patti has three degrees ranging from Languages and Visual Arts (Siena, Italy) to Philosophy and Theology, (University of Louvain, Belgium, London campus). Before moving to London in 1990, Patti worked as a teacher, interpreter and guide in Italy. Upon his arrival in London, Patti furthered his knowledge of visual arts through courses at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate Gallery and City Lit. Patti is now an art expert and lecturer for Tate Galleries and the Institute of Tourist Guiding (History of Art). Maurizio presents guides in English, Italian, French, Spanish
The collection through colour
The colour blue
- 6 - 7 pm
- 7.30 - 8.30 pm
Tickets
Members: £20
This is a Members' exclusive event. Please show your membership card and ticket to gain entry to the event.
Please meet at the Information Desk located in the Sainsbury Wing Foyer for registration and directions to the event.
