Monday 28th October

Turning Point: Florence in 1504
by Jo Walton
 

In preparation for the Royal Academy's winter exhibition, this lecture sets the scene by exploring the period in 1504 when Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci were both working in Florence. Also making his way to the city was the younger artist, Raphael, keen to learn all he could about the cutting-edge skills of Florentine painters. The rivalry between the three of them would reverberate for the next two decades - and would influence painters for the next five hundred years.

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Jo Walton

Jo is a regular and popular visitor to our group. She's been a teacher, an art bookseller and a Tate guide. She now lectures for the National Gallery, The Arts Society and many other organisations.

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