The Forties Don’t Panic , There’s A War On
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This 12 session course will look at the story of the human figure in the art of the 20th century. Between around 1910 and the start of the Second World War the painting and drawing of the figure was seen to be in danger of becoming sidelined. However, even though...
This 12 session course will look at the story of the human figure in the art of the 20th century. Between around 1910 and the start of the Second World War the painting and drawing of the figure was seen to be in danger of becoming sidelined. However, even though artists like Picasso and Matisse held on to it, the...
Spring term JAN/FEB
Spring term JAN/FEB
What happens when we die? Is it the end of existence or the beginning of a new form of existence? Evidence suggest that 70,000 years ago Neanderthals asked that question, and carefully buried their dead and left grave goods as an offering. Some cultures like Egypt envisaged a blessed life...
What happens when we die? Is it the end of existence or the beginning of a new form of existence? Evidence suggest that 70,000 years ago Neanderthals asked that question, and carefully buried their dead and left grave goods as an offering. Some cultures like Egypt envisaged a blessed life in the Field of Roads, but the Mesopotamian, Hebrew and...
Ancient Egyptian records mention a place called Ugarit on the Syrian coast. It was a strategic city that flourished during the period of prosperous trade in the Late Bronze Age 1400-1200BCE before falling victim to the incursions of the Sea Peoples after 1200BCE. In 1928 a peasant farmer found the...
Ancient Egyptian records mention a place called Ugarit on the Syrian coast. It was a strategic city that flourished during the period of prosperous trade in the Late Bronze Age 1400-1200BCE before falling victim to the incursions of the Sea Peoples after 1200BCE. In 1928 a peasant farmer found the remains of this city and archaeologists have uncovered the lost...
Cultures around the world have always had myths about the Creation of the universe. So, inevitably, they also speculated about how the cosmos might come to an end. There were stories of catastrophic floods, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. In the Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions there were accounts of the...
Cultures around the world have always had myths about the Creation of the universe. So, inevitably, they also speculated about how the cosmos might come to an end. There were stories of catastrophic floods, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. In the Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions there were accounts of the Day of Judgement and the battle of Armageddon. The Vikings...
