Two Masters Compared: Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo – GI 25 220
14 January 2027 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm GMT
Tutor: Daphne Jefferis BA(Hons) PGCEA
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Few figures have shaped the history of art as profoundly as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Born in Tuscany during the flourishing culture of the Italian Renaissance, both transformed the fields of painting, sculpture and architecture. This course will explore their careers, examine their greatest works, and compare their enduring artistic achievements.
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Daphne Jefferis
Daphne is an Art History lecturer who has a special interest in 19th and 20th century European Art. She delivered study tours to Florence for many years, so also has a particular love of early Renaissance art.
Daphne has taught for many years at the Guildford Institute and also A-Level Art History in Adult Education and in schools. Daphne gives talks all over Surrey for Art Societies, Women’s Institute and Probus groups and for anyone who asks her!
Now in semi-retirement, Daphne is giving more time to drawing and painting and exploring new techniques and subjects. She has exhibited her work at the Institute as well as with Guildford Arts, AppArt and at the Cathedral.
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