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Sydney Lee, 'The Sleeping Square' (detail), 1928. Aquatint, mezzotint and roulette. Private collection. © estate of the artist.
Sir Hugh Casson PRA, 'Elephant and Rhinoceros Pavilion, London Zoo'(detail), c.1971. © Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Sidney Nolan, 'Ned Kelly' (detail), 1946. Enamel paint on composition board. 90.8 x 121.5 cm. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Gift of Sunday Reed, 1977.
George Bellows, 'Stag at Sharkey’s' (detail), 1909. Oil on canvas, 92 x 112.6 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection. Photo © The Cleveland Museum of Art.
12 April 2013
In the Reynolds Room, a John Madejski Fine Room
Edouard Manet, Victorine Meurent, c. 1862. Oil on canvas, 171.1 x 105.8 cm. Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Manet’s most famous courtesan, Olympia, fingers a floral shawl as she gazes boldly at the viewer of the painting. Professor Therese Dolan (Temple University) illustrates how Manet skillfully employs the shawl’s economic and social status to connote levels of class and power in articulating Olympia’s sexual identity.
6.30–7.30pm, followed by a drink.
A limited number of tickets will be available on the door of the event from 6pm.
Evening lecture only / Friends of the RA
£12
Evening lecture and entry to Manet: Portraying Life
£16 / £7 reductions (students, jobseekers and people with disabilities)
Terms and Conditions for RA Events & Lectures
This event is supported by Friends of the RA
, as part of the Adult learning programme.
