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Online Members Talk: 'Elementary, My Dear Ruskin'

Speaker
Tea Ghigo
Event date
Event time
14:30 - 15:30
Venue
Ashmolean Museum
Beaumont Street
Oxford
OX1 2PH
Event type
Lectures and seminars
Event cost
£10, available to Ashmolean Members only
Disabled access?
Yes
Booking required
Required
Online booking
Book online here
Further information
https://www.ashmolean.org/event/elementary-my-dear-mr-ruskin-talk

An exclusive online talk for members of the Ashmolean with Tea Ghigo, Heritage Scientist in the Ashmolean's Conservation Department.

Saturday 11 February, 2.30–3.30pm

What elements did the watercolour paints used by John Ruskin contain - arsenic, copper, lead?

The mid-19th century saw a real change in how paints were produced, as a result of the Industrial Revolution.

Ruskin produced his large teaching collection at the cusp of this change, and a project to discover just what his materials were made up of is being undertaken by Tea Ghigo, Heritage Scientist in the Ashmolean's Conservation Department.

Join Tea in this talk to uncover more about the exciting discoveries in paint being made.

Booking is required

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