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the secret life of art - episode 1
cappella degli scrovegni, padova (italy)
episode 1 - Giotto
Pigment: Lapis
Focus: Cappella degli Scrovegni
Theme: Turning medieval figures into the human language of the Renaissance.
from Shape to Form
What participants learn to recognise:
How figures gain weight, emotion, and presence — and how painting moves from symbolic images toward believable human experience.
A culture club series
A series of standalone, one-hour talks designed to be engaging, social, and enjoyable.
Each episode explores one artist and one key work as a doorway into a wider artistic moment, helping participants notice visual clues, techniques, and shifts in how art was made and experienced.
No prior knowledge required.
Each talk can be attended independently or as part of the full series.
For further details and registration call Roderick Agius on +356 99471549 or +356 21220660
Email: roderick.agius@azad.org.mt
the secret life of art - episode 2
sala dei giganti, mantova (italy)
episode 2 - giulio romano
Pigment: Vermilion
Focus: Sala dei Giganti
Theme: When painting broke the frame, Renaissance illusion became immersive drama, paving the way toward the Baroque.
talking to the stage
What participants learn to recognise:
How space, architecture, and painting merge into theatrical experience — and how art begins to surround, overwhelm, and emotionally involve the viewer.
A culture club series
A series of standalone, one-hour talks designed to be engaging, social, and enjoyable.
Each episode explores one artist and one key work as a doorway into a wider artistic moment, helping participants notice visual clues, techniques, and shifts in how art was made and experienced.
No prior knowledge required.
Each talk can be attended independently or as part of the full series.
For further details and registration call Roderick Agius on +356 99471549 or +356 21220660
Email: roderick.agius@azad.org.mt
the secret life of art - episode 3
girl with a pearl earring, the hague (holland)
episode 3 - johannes vermeer
Pigment: Yellow Ochre
Focus: Girl with a Pearl Earring
Theme: Keeping drama behind closed doors: quiet persuasion in Northern European painting.
the power of quietude
What participants learn to recognise:
How light, stillness, and restraint replace spectacle — and how some paintings persuade softly rather than loudly.
A culture club series
A series of standalone, one-hour talks designed to be engaging, social, and enjoyable.
Each episode explores one artist and one key work as a doorway into a wider artistic moment, helping participants notice visual clues, techniques, and shifts in how art was made and experienced.
No prior knowledge required.
Each talk can be attended independently or as part of the full series.
For further details and registration call Roderick Agius on +356 99471549 or +356 21220660
Email: roderick.agius@azad.org.mt
the secret life of art - episode 4
iris in a vase, rhode island (USA)
episode 4 - Marie bracquemond
Pigment: Paris Green
Focus: Iris in a Vase
Theme: When Impressionism let art escape the studio, and what happened when the artist followed.
abandoning form for light
What participants learn to recognise:
How form dissolves, colour leads, and painting shifts from describing objects to capturing light, movement, and fleeting moments.
A culture club series
A series of standalone, one-hour talks designed to be engaging, social, and enjoyable.
Each episode explores one artist and one key work as a doorway into a wider artistic moment, helping participants notice visual clues, techniques, and shifts in how art was made and experienced.
No prior knowledge required.
Each talk can be attended independently or as part of the full series.
For further details and registration call Roderick Agius on +356 99471549 or +356 21220660
Email: roderick.agius@azad.org.mt
