Wednesday 3 March | 18:00 GMT | 1 hour
It’s all too easy to walk past a painting in a gallery without noticing that there’s more than meets the eye. In this talk, Mary invites you to contemplate how Roman emperors are portrayed in 19th century art and demonstrate that these images are edgier and more interesting than we sometimes imagine, raising issues of power, corruption, race and more…
This fundraising event took place via Zoom Webinar on Wednesday 3 March 2021. Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket and/or gave a donation to support our work.
Professor Mary Beard:
Mary Beard is one of Britain's best-known Classicists - Professor at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Newnham College. She has written numerous books including the Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town, the best-selling SPQR A History of Ancient Rome and the thought-provoking Women & Power. Mary has presented highly-acclaimed TV series, including Meet the Romans and Rome – Empire without Limit, hosts a regular BBC television arts show, Inside Culture, and is a regular media commentator. Mary was co-presenter of the BBC landmark series, Civilisations, for which she wrote an accompanying book. She is also Classics editor of the Times Literary Supplement and writes an engaging blog, A Don's Life. Made an OBE in 2013 for services to Classical scholarship, Mary was further made a Dame in 2018.
Jimmy Mulville:
Jimmy came to classics at university where he read French and Classics at Jesus College, Cambridge. “In my case, studying classics at Cambridge changed my life for the better giving me many opportunities. It was an engine for social mobility.” Jimmy is Managing Director of Hat Trick Productions, which he co-founded in 1986. Since then, it has grown into one of the country’s leading producers of comedy, drama and entertainment.
If you have any queries about this event, please contact [email protected].