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Recent Exhibitions
Love and Death Overview | Free Film Program
Love & Death: Art in the Age of Queen Victoria
30 May – 28 July 2002
Seductive and compelling, this exhibition presents over sixty beautiful paintings produced during the era of Queen Victoria. Rich with symbolism and executed with technical mastery, the paintings in Love & Death demonstrate the allure which has prompted a major revival in the popularity of the art of Victorian Britain.
 Roddam Spencer Stanhope, 1829-1908. Why seek ye the living among the dead? c.1875 or 1890. Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales |
Drawing on stories from classical mythology and literature, ancient and modern history, and contemporary life and morals of the time, artists of the Victorian era returned again and again to the fundamental themes of love and death. Pre-Raphaelite imagery is also a feature of the exhibition, with works by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais.
A guided tour of ‘Love & Death’ with one of our experienced Guides provides enriching insights into the art works on display. Tours are free with exhibition entry and bookings are welcomed from groups of ten or more. For more information on the Gallery’s services, facilities and discounts for visiting groups, please call (07) 3840 7303. General public tours of the exhibition are held at 2.00pm on weekdays and 3.00pm on weekends.
Exhibition dates: 30 May – 28 July 2002
An Art Gallery of South Australia Travelling Exhibition
Sponsored in Queensland by The Courier-Mail
Indemnified by the Queensland Government
Admission
Adults: $8.00
Concessions: $6.00
Children 13–17 years: $4.00
Children 12 years and under: free
Booked student groups: $4.00 per student
Please note last entry is at 4.25pm daily.
Exhibition tickets can be purchased online at www.gallerystore.com.au
EXHIBITION EVENTS
You can explore the many fascinating aspects of ‘Love & Death’ by attending an associated floortalk, lecture, film or performance. For more information look out for further artmails, visit our website or pick up a copy of the Gallery's exhibitions and events brochure, Preview, in a cafe or library near you.
Floortalk: 'Love & Death: Art in the Age of Queen Victoria’
2.00pm Saturday 1 June
Presented by Angus Trumble, Exhibition Curator. Free with exhibition admission. Meet at the exhibition entry.
Lecture: Pictures by Dorian Gray: Love and Duality in the Age of Queen Victoria’
10.30–11.30am Wednesday 5 June
Presented by John Murphy, independent curator and art consultant. QAG Lecture Theatre
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