The Course, Ceramics – Masters and Makers 1/5

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

Ceramics has been important in European culture for both utilitarian and artistic purposes. This 5 part series looks at materials and techniques over the last 500 years and explores some of the key aspects of production in the history of European culture – tin glazed wares produced in Italy during the C16^th, the pioneering development of factories at Meissen, Sevres and Wedgwood and the explosion of production and creativity that occurred in C19^th Britain.

Opportunities for collecting ceramic pieces will be highlighted

THE MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES  

This lecture will be an introduction to ceramic objects made and decorated in Europe with an emphasis on developing basic skills of identification and recognition. There will be an opportunity to handle items which illustrate different materials and techniques.