Patrons, Poets, Painters
Lecture by David Blayney Brown on Britons' Grand Tour and its influence on Turner and British art
Britons in Europe in the Age of the Grand Tour. David Blayney Brown, curator of the exhibition Grand Tourists to Turner, introduces the fascinating figures – aristocrats, adventurers, and poets – who shaped British art through the Grand Tour.
From patrons like William Lock and Lord Dartmouth to influential collectors such as Richard Payne Knight and William Beckford, these travellers supported artists by commissioning, inspiring, and accompanying them across Europe.
The lecture also explores how artists like J. M. W. Turner were influenced by these journeys, and how the Grand Tour lived on through memoirs, paintings, and poetry by figures including Lord Byron and Samuel Rogers.
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), The Basilica of Constantine, Rome, 1819, gouache, pen and ink, graphite and watercolour on paper. Photo: Tate
Aussi au Villa Vauban - Musée d'Art de la Ville de Luxembourg
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Premiers pas à la Villa
Visite guidée régulière: Une promenade à travers l’art
Regular guided tour: Grand Tourists to Turner
Regular guided tour: A stroll through art
La magie de l’eau et des couleurs
Cafés Tricot
Coffee knitting at the Museum !
Regelmäßige Führung: Grand Tourists to Turner
Regelmäßige Führung: Ein Spaziergang durch die Kunst
Art & Wine
Un café avec de l’art
Visite guidée régulière : Grand Tourists to Turner
D'autres idées dans le coin !
Conférence : Tables rondes – La fluidité du collectif
ELIAS HIRSCHL UND DIE MACHT DER SPRACHE
Tables rondes : La fluidité du collectif
AFTERWORK – Les changements liés au vieillissement et leurs conséquences sur l’intimité
