In nineteenth century Britain, dramatic images of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome were publically displayed in museums, exhibitions and art galleries.
Audiences were captivated by the visual reconstruction of civilisations long since gone, expressing a deep fascination for the monuments and antiquities left by their ancestors in the ancient world.
In this talk, Professor Stephanie Moser will look at how ancient Egypt was defined as an exotic, mysterious and ‘monstrous’ culture in the displays, designs, and paintings of Victorian Britain. In each of these visual domains, powerful and influential ideas of ancient Egypt were created. This was a period when the popular consumption of the past was at its height and many of the misconceptions of ancient Egypt that survive today can be traced to the vivid images produced at the time.
Date: 7 March
Time: 6pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus
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