ArtsNational Perth - The real art of tennis
This lecture features some of the finest examples of these images but its primary focus is the art associated with the more traditional game of Real Tennis, in its many forms, both in England and in the Courts of Renaissance Italy where it formed an essential part of the humanist culture of the Renaissance prince. The lecture looks at early images of tennis from medieval illuminated manuscripts as well as later ones by renaissance and baroque artists – including discussion of the significance of a notorious tennis match to the life and career of Caravaggio. It also looks in detail at an important work by the 18th century Venetian artist Giambattista Tiepolo, examining the painting’s unexpected connections to the game of tennis.
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State Library of WA, theatrette
25 Francis Road, Northbridge WA 6003
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ArtsNational Perth - The real art of tennis
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