Essential Information
| Type | Talks and tours |
|---|---|
| Location |
Online
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| Date and Times | 24 October to 5 December 2023 | 1pm-2pm |
Join us to discover more about the world of the Van de Veldes.
With the generous support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, we are pleased to offer a series of free, online, lunchtime talks to accompany the acclaimed exhibition The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea, currently on show at the Queen's House. The talks will take place over Zoom and are open to all, but registration is required.
Programme:
- 24 October: Painting technique and materials in the Van de Velde studio
- 31 October: Dutch artists at the English court
- 7 November: Water, Water, Everywhere: Picturing Water in 17th-Century Dutch Art
- 15 November: How to Paint a Sea Fight - in person evening lecture in the Queen's House.
- 28 November: The Art of Pen Painting
- 5 December: The Solebay tapestries
See below for more information about each event.
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Painting technique and materials in the Van de Velde studio
Tuesday 24 October | 1pm-2pm
Discover more about the painting technique and materials used in the Van de Velde studio in the Queen's House in Greenwich, with Kendall Francis from the Yale Center for British Art
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Social Networking: Dutch artists at the English court
Tuesday 31 October | 1pm-2pm
Sander Karst from the University of Amsterdam discusses the networks employed by Dutch artists such as the Van de Veldes, Samuel van Hoogstraten, Sir Peter Lely and Sir Geoffrey Kneller to reach their goal of being appointed to a coverted position as an English 'Court Artist'.
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Water, Water, Everywhere: Picturing Water in 17th-Century Dutch Art
Tuesday 7 November | 1pm-2pm
In this talk Sarah W. Mallory, Assistant Curator of Drawings and Prints at The Morgan Library and Museum, will consider why and how artists depicted water, and the ways in which their artworks continue to impact the world in which we live.
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How to Paint a Sea Fight: The Van de Veldes in Search of Information
Wednesday 15 November | 7pm-8pm
Great Hall, Queen's House
Learn how the Van de Veldes depicted naval battles in this onsite lecture, given by maritime art historian, Remmelt Daalder.
This year marks the 350th anniversary of the Battle of Texel, which took place off the Dutch coast in August 1673. Using surviving drawings, Daalder will retrace the steps Van de Velde the Younger took to capture the essence of the conflict in paint.
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The Art of Pen Painting
Tuesday 28 November | 1pm-2pm
In this talk, curator Dr Lelia Packer of the Wallace Collection explores the virtuosic technique of pen painting in Dutch seventeenth century art.
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The Solebay Tapestry - New Insights
Tuesday 5 December | 1pm-2pm
Join Maya Wassell Smith, Assistant Curator of Art at Royal Museums Greenwich, as she discusses new research on the Solebay tapestry.
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