LOVE , MARRIAGE AND DESIRE IN ART

This series of 15 lectures looks across the centuries at how artists have explored the enduring
themes of Romantic Love, Marriage and Desire in their works.

MARRIAGE : THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT

From Van Eyck’s 'The Arnolfini Marriage', Lorenzo Lotto’s 'Portrait of a Married Couple', Frans Hals’ 'The Portrait of the Artist and his Wife', Gainsborough’s 'Mr. and Mrs. Andrews', to contemporary manifestations like Patricia Cronin’s sculpture 'Memorial to a Marriage', the marriage portrait is a useful indication of changing attitudes to 'the couple'.