SPECIAL INTEREST MORNING 10 am to 12.30
ST Peter's Church Hall RH8 0DG
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COST PER PERSON: £25.00 per person
(Includes 2 lectures and a tea/coffee break with Croissant) Members of other Arts Societies and non-members welcome. The day will consist of two lectures given by Georgina Bexon.
The 16th to 18th centuries in India witnessed the golden artistic period of Mughal rule, marked by a unique flowering of art and architecture and unrivalled in luxury and opulence. These mighty Emperors were dedicated patrons of skilled artists, sculptors, jewellers, engravers, architects, poets and calligraphers whose creativity produced breathtakingly beautiful artworks and monuments. From Mughal miniatures with their luminous, jewel-like colours to the exquisite design and ornamentation of imperial palaces and tombs, this talk considers the fascinating fusing of Persian, European, and indigenous Indian influences that produced this glorious work. Importantly, Mughal art and architecture served another purpose; these powerful rulers were astute politicians, and the magnificence of the Mughal court served as a highly successful form of propaganda, which provides a further fascinating topic for exploration.
TIMETABLE FOR THE DAY
9.45 Members and guests to arrive at the United Reform Church, Bluehouse Lane, Oxted. RH8 0AA
10.00 Lecture 1 11.00 Tea/Coffee and Croissant
11.30 Lecture 2
12.30 End of event
TO BOOK YOUR PLACE: Please contact visits.limpsfield@theartssociety.org or phone 01 883 713205. Please pay by bank transfer to Nat West Bank, Sort Code 60 16 09 Account No. 75668327. Account Name TAS Limpsfield giving the reference “Mughal Art” and your surname and confirm you have made the payment to the above email address. Please send cheques made payable to TAS Limpsfield to the Visits Secretary, The Arts Society Limpsfield, 36 Silkham Road, Oxted RH8 0NY.