Northleach Decorative & Fine Arts Society

NDFAS

A Member Society of NADFAS

Privacy

Website designed by Property Promotion © www.property-promotion.co.uk

STUDY DAYS 2011/2012

JAPANESE & ORIENTAL WORKS OF ART

3rd NOVEMBER 2011

Lecturer    David Battie

Venue:   Westwoods Centre, Northleach

…..........................................................................

EUROPEAN AND BRITISH GLASS

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7th 2012

Lecturer    Simon Cottle

Venue:   Westwoods Centre, Northleach

A presentation of the history of European glass from the early Renaissance to the end of the 19th century, focusing on how the Venetian glassmakers inspired those craftsmen further north of the Alps over the following centuries with their magnificent ‘cristallo’. The movement of glass-making to northern Europe where the aristocracy patronised the industry is an important part of glass history. Wonderful and majestic table glass and other utilitarian vessels made for the royal courts of Europe became commonplace in Germany whilst in Holland styles closely followed those of Venice and England. From the sublime to the ridiculous, the lecture shows how all the major glass decorating and making techniques came together in the 19th century to create extraordinary glass masterpieces in the face of the introduction of machine-making processes.

Following a session devoted to the examination of glass brought along by Members, the afternoon will be devoted to a study of British glass from 1580 to 1900. The extraordinary development of lead crystal glass in the 17th century contributed to a production over the next 100 years which contrasts greatly with those of Europe. The English further influenced the German makers in the 19th century leading to styles which can be difficult to distinguish. However, there is a special focus on the individual styles pioneered by the British before 1900 which may amaze the viewer