Wed, 19 Apr
|East Horsley Village Hall
Bernini's Sculpture
Gianlorenzo Bernini - The Master in Marble
Time & location
19 Apr 2023, 10:30
East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QT
About the event
Bernini’s Sculpture in the Villa Borghese, Rome.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini epitomises the glorious Baroque in 17thcentury Rome. Working for successive Popes, he orchestrated dramatic combinations of architecture and sculpture in and around St. Peter’s. But how did he start? His early work is shown in his superb figural sculptures: Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius, Pluto and Persephone, Apollo and Daphne then David, at the Villa Borghese.
Image: Apollo and Daphne’, 1622-1625, Villa Borghese, Rome
About the speaker
Hilary Williams was formerly the Print Room Superintendent at the British Museum, now Art History Education Officer. Lectures for BM, London Borough of Bexley and Wallace Collection. Liaison officer at British Museum with The Arts Society. Founding Artistic Director of The Arts Society of North Kent Evening. Guides Special Interest Private Tours of State Apartments Buckingham Palace
This event is free to members.
Visitors are welcome to join us - £5 on the door.