CREATION TO TRANSFORMATION TALK 1

Sat 5 Jul 2025, 11am–12pm

At the Museum and Online

This talk takes place in-person at the Museum in the Headley Lecture Theatre and via Zoom online

Tickets are £8 each. Book your ticket below

This talk is the first in a series of two on the subject of Creation to Transformation in art history

With Juliet Heslewood, art historian and author

At different times, artists have represented aspects of The Creation in terms of their own times and conventional aspects of picture making.

The startling 12th-century tapestry from Girona portrays Biblical imagery with some humour. Michelangelo’s God, in fresco on the Sistine ceiling, is a fierce creator, whereas Blake’s mathematician is both powerful and reflective.

Michelangelo's Creation of Adam famous fresco in the Vatican depicting God reaching out with his outstretched hand to grant Adam the gift of life

The Creation of Adam, Michelangelo, c. 1512, image public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The talk explores many aspects of this fascinating subject to include the depiction of Adam and Eve who provided suitable themes not only in terms of their nudity, but the philosophy behind the Fall.

Juliet's second art history talk is on Sat 12 Jul: Creation to Transformation: Artists', Myths and Dreams

Part of our Create & Transform season of events.