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The Bible and Visual Culture IV

Shadow & Reality: The Bible & Painting, Manchester Art Gallery,
22 September 2006

Structure of Day

The symposium begins at 10 am and ends at 4.30 pm, and is open to members of the public, students, and academics. There will be lectures followed by workshops exploring biblical paintings in the gallery, such as Holman Hunt’s The Shadow of Death, Madox Brown’s Work, Stanhope’s Eve, and Pickersgill’s Samson Betrayed.
Programme

10.15 Introduction (Martin O'Kane)
 
10.20 'The Homiletic Icon: Preaching & Pre-Raphaelities' (John Harvey)
 
10.50 'The Desert in Biblical Art' (David Jaspar)
 
11.20 Coffee
 
11.40 'Notorious Women in Manchester and the Bible: Spencer Stanhope's Eve and Frederick Pickersgill Delilah' (Cheryl Exum)
 
12.10 Galley Visit 1
 
12.45 Lunch
 
1.30 'Painting, the Bible and the Novel' (Sally Vickers)
 
2.15 'The Flight into Egypt and Hubert Von Herkomer's Hard Times (Martin O'Kane)
 
2.45 Book Launch
 
3.00 Tea
 
3.20 Gallery Visit 2
 
4.00 'The Shadow and the Real: Feedback, Suggestions and Conclusion (John Harvey)



Further Information From

Web: www. imagingthebible.org
Enquires to: bible@lamp.ac.uk
Tel: (01570) 424866

Booking

Normal admission fee (including morning coffee and afternoon tea) £20.
Students and unwaged (including morning coffee and afternoon tea) £10.
The number of participants has to be restricted, so please book as early as possible.

There is no booking form. Cheques should be made payable to the University of Wales, Lampeter, and sent no later than 31 August to:

   Dr. Martin O’Kane
   University of Wales, Lampeter
   SA48 7ED.