Affairs of the Heart – an exploration of the symbolism of the heart in art

When:
February 14, 2017 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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2017-02-14T19:00:00+00:00
Where:
The Museum of London
150 London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Gresham College, London
+44 (0)20 7831 0575

A celebration of the heart for St Valentine’s Day. How is it that a simple pump has become a symbol of the highest human emotions of love, truth, conscience and moral courage? How have artists represented this over the centuries? And how effective have those representations been? This lecture will be an interdisciplinary presentation by Professor Martin Elliott and Dr Valerie Shrimplin (art historian and registrar of Gresham College).