Event details
Friday 27 September | 11am - 12.30pm
£15 per person
Birds, food, animals, dolls and jewellery feature in Tudor portraits of children. What do these objects mean, and what do they tell us about Tudor childhood? In this conversation we will look at three paintings in Picturing Childhood: A New Perspective at Chatsworth, and discuss the ways in which symbolic objects reveal meaning whilst adding to the visual interest of the artwork.
Join Picturing Childhood curator Gill Hart in conversation with Liz Waring, Property Curator of Hardwick Hall for this special event held in the Chatsworth Hartington Room.
About the talk
Doors will be open from 10.45am. A cup of tea or coffee is included in your ticket.
Accessibility
The Hartington Room is a step free venue located at the Stables, please note on your booking if you require space for a wheelchair or mobility scooter.
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