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The Art of Christmas – GI 26 123

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6 October 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BST

Tutor: Hilary Underwood, BA, MPhil

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Date: 6 October 2026
Time:
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Length of Course:
5 Tuesdays
Cost:
£84.25 – £95.50
Reference Code:
GI 26 123
Location:
Ward Street
Guildford, Surrey GU1 4LH

Overview

Explore the Christmas story in art from medieval times to the twentieth century. Featured artists will include Fra Angelico, Campin, Vander Goes, Botticelli, Breughel, Rembrandt, Rossetti, Burne-Jones and many others in this richly illustrated course. Painters draw on the Bible, but also Christian legend and changing theological ideas. We will also consider secular depictions of Christmas and New Year customs and festivities. 

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti, A Christmas Carol, 1867. Image: Christie’s.

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GI 26 123 - The Art of Christmas - Non-Member
£ 95.50
35 available
GI 26 123 - The Art of Christmas - Member
£ 84.25
35 available

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