"A PASSION FOR DRAWING" by Colin Wiggins Drawing is the foundation stone of western art. In the 15th century artists used drawing to try out rough ideas before arriving at their final compositions. They made drawings from life that acted as studies for finished paintings. By the 16th century, artists like Leonardo and Michelangelo were… Read More »Surrey Network Study Day – A Passion for Drawing – Colin Wiggins

"ART AND OBJECTS OF THE MUGHAL EMPERORS" by Dr Ursula Weekes The Mughals established their dynasty in India in the early 16th century, in an empire that soon stretched from Kabul in the west, to Bengal in the east, and from Kashmir in the north, to the edges of the Deccan plateau in the south.… Read More »Surrey Network Study Day – Art and Objects of the Mughal Emperors – Dr Ursula Weekes

"ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS OF THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD " by Imogen Corrigan Imogen has a wide-ranging interest in medieval history which covers some 1,000 years and a geographical area from western Ireland to Constantinople, with an especial focus on ideas travelling and how the medieval mind-set might be examined through the art and artefacts left behind. This… Read More »Surrey Network Study Day – Illuminated Manuscripts of the Medieval Period – Imogen Corrigan