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Welcome to the History of Art page

Venue: Dorset Youth Association, Lubbecke Way, DT1 1QL. 
SUSPENSION OF HISTORY OF ART MEETINGS 
We will NOT be meeting  until further notice. Mike will send out monthly e-mail updates to members. Do make use of the History of Art blog page too.
The History Of Art group was formed in the summer of 2013 so we are an established group, led by Clive, Kelvin and Mike. Like many other groups we run the sessions  co-operatively, with different members contributing. We have decided on a chronological approach and have so far covered the art periods up to the Renaissance. Each session consists of a presentation which is followed by a refreshment break. We have then been watching a series of DVD programmes aimed at providing guidance on how to look at great Art.
Please note change of venue for our meetings
We meet on the first Wednesday of the month at the Dorset Youth Association between 3.00 and 5.00 p.m.  (see below for a location map)
You are very welcome to join us - as they say, "Ars Longa Vita Brevis"!
Currently we have spaces for new members but please contact the Group Leader first.
Contact us (details in Newsletter) if you want to get involved with the History of Art group. This is open to U3A members only however. If you wish to become a U3A member please see the 'How it runs' menu from our home page
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The group on our 2019 Belgium Trip, admiring art in Brussels. Photo: Kelvin Huff
kelvins_account_of_the_2019_trip_to_belgium.pdf
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  • Useful Websites (these will open in a new tab)
    The Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
    Olga's Gallery (online art collection)
    Art History Resources (covers most periods)
    British Museum Vikings Exhibition
    Southampton City Art Gallery
    Montacute House

         Art UK
Venice Trip 8-13 November 2017
30 members  took part this time. A report and some pictures can be viewed below.
PictureThe group in front of the Church of Santa Maria and St. Donato in Murano, 2017/ Photo: Viviana using Kelvin's camera!


​A short report on the Venice trip by Kelvin can be read below.

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The History of Art group with artist/curator Tim Craven (second left). Photo: Mike Aylott
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The Group visiting the Maiden's House in Antwerp, 2019. Photo: Kelvin Huff
Indoor meetings programme
Hitherto we have taken a chronological look at painting and sculpture, from ancient times through classical, then medieval art, landing up in the High Renaissance, both Italian and Northern.  We have recently started to look more at modern art, and over the next few years hope to progress in three main strands:
1) Old Masters: the “big three” of Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael, then Caravaggio, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Hals & Co.
2) Sculpture - resuming in the middle of the extensive classical Greek period.
3) Modern Art from c1900: the Vienna Secession, Russian art, the Fauves, early German expressionism, war art.

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The group at the Prado, Madrid. Photo: Kelvin Huff
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The group at the Roman acqueduct in Segovia. Photo: Jana using Kelvin's camera!
Kelvin's account of the Madrid trip can be viewed and downloaded below. An edited version appears in the Spring 2019 Newsletter.
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