Basic Instincts: Art, Women & Sexuality in the Eighteenth Century

Drawing on the themes of love, friendship, passion and violence in our exhibition Basic Instincts, this symposium uses the art of Joseph Highmore and his contemporaries to explore depictions of women and sexuality in eighteenth-century culture. Chaired by Dr Kate Retford, Head of Birkbeck’s Department of History of Art, the day includes a keynote talk by Highmore expert Dr Jacqueline Riding. Full programme to be announced.

Suitable for
Any age

Admission
Tickets £40, £30 concessions & Foundling Friends

Website
http://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/events/basic-instincts-symposium/

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000370?id=EVENT575714