When:
October 31, 2019 @ 10:45 am – 12:45 pm
2019-10-31T10:45:00+00:00
2019-10-31T12:45:00+00:00
Where:
The Course at The University Women's Club
2 Audley Square
London W1K 1DB
2 Audley Square
London W1K 1DB
Cost:
£59.00
Contact:
Started in 1994, The Course offers Art History, Literature, Music and Opera Lectures.
We have all heard of the great master of the Renaissance – Leonardo da Vinci. Speculation regarding the true life and meaning of his work has been rife for centuries. Books such as the Da Vinci Code and many others only serve to confirm and equally to confuse us. So how much do we really know? How did he become such a great artist, how famous was he in his own lifetime, was he rich and where and how did he learn his craft? This series of lectures will give you an insight into the life of this great artist; charting the beginnings of his career, the highs and the lows, and finding out just how and why he became the ultimate and universal genius we now regard him.
Obsession With Nature, Anatomical & Experiment
Leonardo was obsessed with how everything worked and the close relationship between man and nature. Here, we will look at his exploration of the workings of nature and his attempt to understand these processes and thus understand the soul of man. We will look at examples of anatomical drawings that demonstrate Leonardo’s unflinching eye and ability to investigate areas of human anatomy that many would find repulsive.