The Afterlife: Heaven and Hell / The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

When:
November 24, 2015 @ 10:45 am – 12:45 pm
2015-11-24T10:45:00+00:00
2015-11-24T12:45:00+00:00
Where:
The Course at the University Women's Club
2 Audley Square
Mayfair, London W1K
UK
Cost:
£49
Contact:
THE COURSE
020 7266 7815

The Counter-Reformation saw a shift from medieval dualism and frightening visions of the agonies of Hell towards more benign images of the Guardian Angel (Pope Alexander VI commissioned Pietro da Cortona’s ‘Guardian Angel’ for his private residence) which were widely visible in print culture.