The Birth of Realism, Flowers in the Hamilton Field Hours

During the fifteenth century, European art shed its stylised conventions and embraced realism, which extended to portraying plants recognisably and in great variety. Some of the flowers had symbolic meanings but others seemed to be purely decorative, and they all suggest that our ancestors appreciated them just as we do. The Hamilton Field Hours is an early and exquisite example of this phenomenon, and the talk will relate it to other manuscripts of the period and the description of flowers developed.

FREE Hybrid Talk: This lecture will be delivered in the lecture room. No booking required for onsite talk, please book to join online.

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