30 Nov 2007
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Celebrated historian and broadcaster Dr David Starkey CBE FSA reveals the narratives behind portraits of some of our best-known monarchs. He explains how the inclusion of text was fundamental to 16th-century artistic practice and how these images provide vital clues in piecing together Britain’s island history.
In the Reynolds Room; 6.30-7.30pm
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Joan Miró, The Birth of Day 1 (Naissance du jour 1), 1964. Oil on canvas, 146 x 113.5 cm. Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght, Saint-Paul. Photo © Galerie Maeght.
© Succession Miró/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2008.
The Antioch Chalice, Byzantine, from Syria, possibly Kaper Koraon or Antioch, first half of the sixth century. Silver cup set in footed silver-gilt shell, Height 19. 7 cm. Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Cloisters Collection, 1950 (50.4). Photo © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
