Author: GAFAS

Outing to Lauriston Castle and Jupiter Artland

May 24, 2023 10:00 am

Wednesday 24th May 2023 COST: £50 including morning coffee, guided tour of Lauriston Castle, lunch at Jupiter, access to general gardens and gratuities. Outings Organiser: Sandra Wilson email: outings.gafas@gmail.com

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The Jacobites in Italy – the end of a dream

February 15, 2023 12:00 am

Dr. Patrica Andrew 15 February 2023 Synopsis The history of the Jacobite court and its followers in Italy is both dramatic and tragic. Numerous artistic depictions provide a full picture of the court in exile and of the personalities associated with it. We follow the dying dreams of the Jacobite cause, looking at the Jacobite […]

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The Exceedingly Curious Tale of ‘A Curious Herbal’

September 14, 2022 12:00 am

Nancy Stevens 14 September 2022 (Change to original programme) Synopsis This is the remarkable tale of how and why a book of plants for the medical profession was made in 1737 by Elizabeth Blackwell, a talented botanical artist from Aberdeen. Encompassing The Chelsea Physic Garden, Head Gardener Philip Miller, Sir Hans Sloane and details of […]

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Fabergé: the World’s Greatest Goldsmith

November 13, 2019 12:00 am

John Benjamin 13th November 2019 Synopsis The son of a middle class provincial jeweller, this talk analyses the mercurial rise of Carl Fabergé in pre-revolution Russia who, by his late 30s, was producing incomparable jewels and objects d’art for the Imperial Court and bourgeois Moscow and St Petersburg. The presentation discusses Fabergé’s early life and […]

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Francis I of France (1494-1547): Renaissance Prince and Patron

October 23, 2019 12:00 am

Fenella Billington 23th October Synopsis How did the Mona Lisa come to the Louvre, and why did Leonardo da Vinci spend his last years in France? The answers lie with Francis 1 of France, a dashing and impetuous monarch who was a passionate supporter of the Italian Renaissance. The first king of France to collect […]

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