Six Lives | The Stories of Henry VIII's Queens: Gallery Talk
Schedule
Fri Jun 28 2024 at 02:30 pm to 03:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Weiss Gallery | London, EN
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About this Event
In this talk, the exhibition curator of , Dr. Charlotte Bolland (National Portrait Gallery), will be in conversation with Emma Rutherford (The Limner Company), and Mark Weiss (The Weiss Gallery). They will delve deeper into some of the objects featured in the exhibition, exploring the role of the miniature in the representation of six women - Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Katherine Parr - who forever changed the landscape of English history.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear more about the women who played a significant role in shaping England's history. Reserve your spot now!
Speakers:
Dr. Charlotte Bolland is Senior Curator of Research and 16th Century Collections at the National Portrait Gallery. She is responsible for the acquisition, research and interpretation of portraits dating from the sixteenth century, with co-ordination of research activity within the curatorial department.
Mark Weiss is a leading authority on 16th and 17th century Northern European portraiture, with over forty-five years experience in the field. He started his art dealing career in 1972, working in his parents' gallery in Colchester, Essex. Following the death of his father, in 1986 he opened his first gallery in Albemarle Street, Mayfair dedicated to 16th and 17th century North European portraiture. In 2003 he acquired prestigious premises in 59 Jermyn Street, St James's, which is now one on the last grand Old Master gallery spaces in London. As a long standing exhibitor at TEFAF in Maastricht, he has a well-established reputation for his scholarship and eye for discoveries, and has made sales to many important institutions around the world including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Huntington Art Gallery, the Yale Centre for British Art, the Art Gallery of South Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, the National Gallery of Hungary, Tate Britain and the National Portrait Galleries of London and Edinburgh, as well as to the Dutch and Danish Royal families. He has also organised exhibitions and published scholarly catalogues dedicated to Tudor and Jacobean portraiture as well as the artists Frans Pourbus the Younger and Cornelius Johnson.
Image: Katherine Parr (c.1547) attributed to Master John. Photograph: Fraser Marr Photography © Private Collection, London.
Where is it happening?
The Weiss Gallery, 59 Jermyn Street, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 10.00
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