The Arts Society Ashdown Forest - The Clash of the Titans: Michelangelo and his Rivals

This lecture offers a fresh angle on some of the greatest masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, from the viewpoint of the fierce and often bitter rivalries that existed between the artistic Titans of the day. Set against the backdrop of Florence, Venice and Rome, with Michelangelo as its protagonist and Leonardo, Raphael and Titian in supporting roles, it draws on contemporary anecdote to evoke personalities and tell the stories behind many of the most iconic works of the High Renaissance, providing an entertaining yet illuminating glimpse into the creation of some of the most iconic paintings in western art.
Paula Nuttall is a specialist in Renaissance art, both Italian and Northern European, on which she has published widely. She has collaborated on major exhibitions, including Jan van Eyck; an Optical Revolution. Former director of the V & A Medieval and Renaissance course and lecturer at, among others, the Courtauld Institute, the British Institute of Florence and for the Arts Society.