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Lectures by Mariska

My area of expertise lies in the field of Netherlandish Art, and art and artists influenced by Netherlandish art.
See below for upcoming lectures and replays:
  • FRANS HALS- A LOOK BEHIND the JOVIALITY and SPONTANEITY
    FRANS HALS- A LOOK BEHIND the JOVIALITY and SPONTANEITY
    Tue, Jan 07
    Sandwich
    Jan 07, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Sandwich, Sandwich CT13 9AH, UK
    Jan 07, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Sandwich, Sandwich CT13 9AH, UK
    Frans Hals' paintings demonstrate how, through bold poses, masterly brushstrokes, and emotional connections with his sitter, this virtuoso revolutionised portraiture into something entirely fresh and novel.
  • Art and the Perception of Time
    Art and the Perception of Time
    Wed, Jan 08
    Live webinar
    Jan 08, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Live webinar
    Jan 08, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Live webinar
    How do you tell an entire story, with events taking place at different moments in time, on one single 2D canvas? This talk will look at how artists freeze and release, speed up and slow down, focus and distort, making 'Ars Longa' while 'Vita Brevis'!
  • The Night Watch: Analyzing Rembrandt's Greatest Masterpiece
    The Night Watch: Analyzing Rembrandt's Greatest Masterpiece
    Thu, Jan 09
    Online Paris
    Jan 09, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMT+1
    Online Paris
    Jan 09, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMT+1
    Online Paris
    How does this single painting capture all that is great about Rembrandt van Rijn as an artist, as well as the Dutch Golden Age? It's time to uncover one of the world's most innovative and daring paintings like never before.
  • Series: 4 European Renaissance Masterpieces; Leonardo Da Vinci
    Series: 4 European Renaissance Masterpieces; Leonardo Da Vinci
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, Jan 13
    Online New York
    Jan 13, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Online New York
    Jan 13, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Online New York
    What makes an artwork so iconic that it stands out across centuries? Time for an in-depth look at 4 of the period's most iconic masterpieces and the details that make them truly unforgettable.
  • Series: 4 European Renaissance Masterpieces; Michelangelo
    Series: 4 European Renaissance Masterpieces; Michelangelo
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, Jan 20
    Online New York
    Jan 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Online New York
    Jan 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Online New York
    What makes an artwork so iconic that it stands out across centuries? Time for an in-depth look at 4 of the period's most iconic masterpieces and the details that make them truly unforgettable.
  • Brueghel & Rubens, a fruitful partnership
    Brueghel & Rubens, a fruitful partnership
    Thu, Jan 23
    Reigate
    Jan 23, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Reigate, Reigate RH2, UK
    Jan 23, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Reigate, Reigate RH2, UK
    In the early 17th century 2 admired painters teamed up to profit from each other’s strengths: Peter Paul Rubens painted the figures while Jan Brueghel the Elder the landscapes, flora and fauna. Join Mariska as she discusses this fruitful partnership.
  • Series: 4 European Renaissance Masterpieces; Raphael
    Series: 4 European Renaissance Masterpieces; Raphael
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, Jan 27
    Online New York
    Jan 27, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Online New York
    Jan 27, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Online New York
    What makes an artwork so iconic that it stands out across centuries? Time for an in-depth look at 4 of the period's most iconic masterpieces and the details that make them truly unforgettable.
  • Vermeer - The Whole Story
    Vermeer - The Whole Story
    Tue, Jan 28
    Sutton Valence
    Jan 28, 2025, 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
    Sutton Valence, North St, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3HS, UK
    Jan 28, 2025, 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
    Sutton Valence, North St, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3HS, UK
    The 2023 exhibition in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam showcasing 28 of Vermeer's 37 known paintings has shown us there is more to Vermeer than his tranquil, peaceful, still and meditative genre paintings.
  • Series: 4 European Renaissance Masterpieces; Titian
    Series: 4 European Renaissance Masterpieces; Titian
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, Feb 03
    Online New York
    Feb 03, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Online New York
    Feb 03, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Online New York
    What makes an artwork so iconic that it stands out across centuries? Time for an in-depth look at 4 of the period's most iconic masterpieces and the details that make them truly unforgettable.
  • Weird and Wonderful Symbols in the Arts
    Weird and Wonderful Symbols in the Arts
    Tue, Feb 04
    Live webinar
    Feb 04, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Live webinar
    Feb 04, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Live webinar
    Get ready to be surprised, moved and delighted as you finally find out what some of the strangest symbolic additions in traditional Western European paintings actually mean.
  • Symbolism in Art: a series of 6 lectures
    Symbolism in Art: a series of 6 lectures
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Feb 05
    New York Online Lecture
    Feb 05, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM GMT+1
    New York Online Lecture
    Feb 05, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM GMT+1
    New York Online Lecture
    As the centuries passed, a language of symbols developed so that artists could tell stories with deeper and more intricate emphasis. This lecture will cover some of the symbols no longer recognised by modern audiences, making it easier to interpret works of art.
  • FREE: Timken Museum of Art, San Diego, enjoying the Dutch Masters
    FREE: Timken Museum of Art, San Diego, enjoying the Dutch Masters
    Thu, Feb 06
    San Fransisco online webinar
    Feb 06, 2025, 7:00 PM – Feb 07, 2025, 8:00 PM
    San Fransisco online webinar
    Feb 06, 2025, 7:00 PM – Feb 07, 2025, 8:00 PM
    San Fransisco online webinar
    In partnership with the Timken Museum in San Diego, USA, Mariska will be delivering a talk on Dutch art from the 17th century using 6 extra ordinary examples from the museum's wonderful collection of European Old Masters. Please find more details below
  • Jan van Eyck: God is in the Detail, a series of 3
    Jan van Eyck: God is in the Detail, a series of 3
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Feb 11
    New York online
    Feb 11, 2025, 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM EST
    New York online
    Feb 11, 2025, 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM EST
    New York online
    Join Mariska for this series looking at some of the most wonderful works by Jan van Eyck and his extraordinary eye for life’s details. We will take a deep dive each week into some of his masterpieces: The Ghent Altar Piece, The Arnolfini Portrait and other portraits, and his small devotional works.
  • Symbolism in Art: a series of 6 lectures
    Symbolism in Art: a series of 6 lectures
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Feb 12
    New York Online Lecture
    Feb 12, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM GMT+1
    New York Online Lecture
    Feb 12, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM GMT+1
    New York Online Lecture
    As the centuries passed, a language of symbols developed so that artists could tell stories with deeper and more intricate emphasis. This lecture will cover some of the symbols no longer recognised by modern audiences, making it easier to interpret works of art.
  • The Dutch Golden Age in 6 Paintings
    The Dutch Golden Age in 6 Paintings
    Thu, Feb 13
    Macclesfield
    Feb 13, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Macclesfield, Westminster Rd, Macclesfield SK10 1BX, UK
    Feb 13, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Macclesfield, Westminster Rd, Macclesfield SK10 1BX, UK
    The Dutch Golden Age (1588-1672) was not only a period of extraordinary riches & incredible progress in trade, science + the military, but also its art. What was it about this brief span that led to so many masterful artworks by now legendary artists like Vermeer & Rembrandt? Time to explore!
  • Flower Power: Floral Still Life Paintings of the Dutch Golden Age
    Flower Power: Floral Still Life Paintings of the Dutch Golden Age
    Thu, Feb 13
    Wilmslow
    Feb 13, 2025, 7:00 PM GMT – Apr 17, 2025, 8:30 PM GMT+1
    Wilmslow, Wilmslow SK9 1PR, UK
    Feb 13, 2025, 7:00 PM GMT – Apr 17, 2025, 8:30 PM GMT+1
    Wilmslow, Wilmslow SK9 1PR, UK
    It's time to uncover the powerful paintings and masterful artists who expertly blended botany, geography, and iconography in ways even contemporary audiences can enjoy.
  • Jan van Eyck: God is in the Detail, a series of 3
    Jan van Eyck: God is in the Detail, a series of 3
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Feb 18
    New York online
    Feb 18, 2025, 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM EST
    New York online
    Feb 18, 2025, 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM EST
    New York online
    Join Mariska for this series looking at some of the most wonderful works by Jan van Eyck and his extraordinary eye for life’s details. We will take a deep dive each week into some of his masterpieces: The Ghent Altar Piece, The Arnolfini Portrait and other portraits, and his small devotional works.
  • Symbolism in Art: a series of 6 lectures
    Symbolism in Art: a series of 6 lectures
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Feb 19
    New York Online Lecture
    Feb 19, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM GMT+1
    New York Online Lecture
    Feb 19, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM GMT+1
    New York Online Lecture
    As the centuries passed, a language of symbols developed so that artists could tell stories with deeper and more intricate emphasis. This lecture will cover some of the symbols no longer recognised by modern audiences, making it easier to interpret works of art.
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