Library Talks l The Tudor Court and Its World: The Paintings, Drawings and Miniatures of Holbein and Hilliard with Mark Cottle

Our next Library talk will be with Mark Cottle entitled “The Tudor Court and Its World: The Paintings, Drawings and Miniatures of Holbein and Hilliard.“. This will take place in the Reading Room from 2pm to 3pm on Wednesday 10th June. 

The Tudor court and its world are captured unforgettably by Hans Holbein under Henry VIII, and Nicholas Hilliard under Elizabeth I.

Between them, these two artists transformed English art. Holbein set radically new standards in portraiture in his hauntingly evocative drawings and his exquisite miniatures. Hilliard, in turn, effectively established the miniature – “England’s greatest contribution to the art of the Renaissance” (Sir Roy Strong), – as the art form, personal and public, which would last unchallenged until the arrival of photography in the 1840’s. Without these two artists, English art as a whole could be immeasurably the poorer.

Mark Cottle is a freelance lecturer with many years’ experience in lecturing at home and abroad. He lives in Devon and is a frequent visitor to Penzance – giving illustrated talks at The Morrab Library and institutions around the world.

Please email enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk or call 01736 364474 to be entered into the ballot for a ticket. The ballot closes on Monday 1st June.

Entry to this event is free but donations are welcomed to help support The Morrab Library (suggested £5).