Hogarth: Paintings within Paintings

When:
August 26, 2014 @ 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
2014-08-26T13:00:00+01:00
2014-08-26T13:30:00+01:00
Where:
Room 35
The National Gallery
London WC2N 5DN
UK
Cost:
Free

This talk will focus on the ways in which William Hogarth approached story-telling in episode form, looking particularly at how he used other paintings – often recognisable Old Masters – within his pictures. These often allude to moral dilemmas or point to the moral character of his subjects.