TalksTalks
Venue
National Gallery
Date
Thu 27 Apr 2023
Time
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Ugly Duchess: Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance image
Synopsis:

Join Emma Capron, Associate Curator of Renaissance Painting and curator of ‘The Ugly Duchess: Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance’ for an introduction to the exhibition.
 
Centred around Quinten Massy’s famous work, ‘The Ugly Duchess’, this exhibition explores how beauty and femininity were represented and challenged in Renaissance art, and how artists used satire to comment on social norms and conventions. 
 
Join Emma for in-depth discussion about the themes and works in the exhibition.