A lecture by Georgina Cole (National Art School, Sydney). This lecture is focused on portraits of the blind in addition to Romney’s historical portrait of Milton, with a reflection on Romney’s stay in Rome.
Following the highly anticipated publication of Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar (Little, Brown 2015), Tom Holland, author of the acclaimed bestseller Rubicon, gives this talk following his UK tour in autumn 2015.
The interaction of topographical descriptions and cartography in the works of Flavio Biondo and Leandro Alberti. Lecture by Tanja Michalsky (Bibliotheca Hertziana)
A lecture by Chris Stephens (Tate). The finissage of the Henry Moore exhibition (24 September 2015–10 January 2016, Baths of Diocletian), curated by Chris Stephens and Davide Colombo. Chris Stephens considers what it was that made Henry Moore the quintessential sculptor of the modern age.
A lecture by Ian Haynes (Newcastle). Part of Concilium Lateranense IV. Commemorating the Octocentenary of the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215. Session 4, Plenary Lecture 3