The Course, The Arts of Christianity 9/10

When:
March 7, 2017 @ 10:45 am – 12:45 pm
2017-03-07T10:45:00+00:00
2017-03-07T12:45:00+00:00
Where:
The Course at The University Women's Club
2 Audley Square
Mayfair, London W1K
UK
Cost:
£54
Contact:
Mary Bromley
020 7266 7815

Founded in 1994, THE COURSE offers art history lectures, opera and literature courses, guided museum visits and London walks.

In this series of 10 lectures, Nicole Mezey will examine how no single theme has so preoccupied the western artist as has Christianity. It is the only one of the world’s great monotheistic faiths to allow, indeed to encourage, representation, and the history, narratives and practice of the Faith are richly reflected in its art. Cherubim and chasubles, Passion and pilgrimages, Samson and St. Lucy – this course explores a range of Christian themes, some of the devotional and other forms in which they were expressed, and the experiences and ideas which inspired them.

PILGRIMAGE

This lecture will look at Pilgrimage – one of the defining experiences of the medieval world, crossing the social divide, as Chaucer described. Pilgrims were a familiar sight on the roads of Europe, frequently represented, and the major trails were marked by distinctive buildings and artistic treasures funded by the passing hordes of the faithful.