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The Mirror of Reality: Flemish Art from Van Eyck to Bruegel Clare Ford-Wille Wednesday 21 October 2026

The Mirror of Reality : 3 Lectures on Flemish Art from Van Eyck to Brueghel

Lecture1: Jan van Eyck to Memling and the Emergence of the Portrait in the 15th Century.

Lecture 2: Hell and Damnation from Bosch to Pieter Bruegel the Elder in Flemish Painting 1480-1560

Lecture 3: Flemish Painters and the Development of Landscape from Background to Foreground 1520-1620

Clare Ford-Wille has an Honours degree in History of Art from Birkbeck College, University of London. Regular commitments include Centre for Lifelong Learning, London University, National Gallery, V&A Museum, WEA, Morley College, the City Literary Institute, the Art Fund and National Trust.

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