Easter in Art
Leonardo, Rembrandt & More
Free Online Lecture
OUR EASTER GIFT TO YOU
To thank all Academy Travellers for their continued support, we are delighted to gift you this free lecture.
SNAPSHOT
Lecturer: Dr Eireann Marshall
Date: Monday 21 April, 2025
Duration: 1 hour
Start Time: 7.30pm AEST | 7.00pm SA | 4.30pm WA | 9.30pm NZST
Price: Free
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overview
Easter is the most important religious festival in the Christian calendar and, as such, has been central to artistic traditions throughout the centuries.
Artists from Giotto to Leonardo, Rembrandt and even Salvador Dali all have depicted countless versions of the events which took place during Holy Week. These include Palm Sunday (in which Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem), the Last Supper, as well as the Crucifixion and Resurrection. Yet over the years, visual representations of these important days have evolved throughout periods of art history, reflecting shifting artistic aesthetics that range from symbolic to realistic.
Join Dr Eireann Marshall for a thrilling immersion in the artistic imagery of Easter, and the fascinating ways in which representations of these sacred events have unfurled over time.
YOUR EXPERT LECTURER
Dr Eireann Marshall is an Honorary Research Associate and Associate Lecturer with the Open University. Raised in the Veneto, she was educated in Barnard College, Columbia University, in New York, as well as the Universities of Birmingham and Exeter in England, where she has lectured.
She has published a number of articles on Ancient North Africa, and co-edited volumes on ‘Death and Disease in the Ancient City’ and ‘Women’s influence on Classical Civilisation’. Eireann’s current research interests include the reception of classical art, as well as concepts of ethnicity and race in antiquity.
With her vast lecturing and guiding experience, Eireann has in depth knowledge of Italy and its history and archaeology. Eireann has led many tours, including several to Ravenna, Venice, Pompeii, Sicily and Tunisia, and is bilingual in English and Italian.
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