The Art of the Sublime - Taster Lecture Recording

Thinking about an online course? Try a free one-hour art history lecture recording that you can enjoy when it suits you best. Simply sign up to receive your recording link and join V&A Academy Course Director Dr Kathy McLauchlan for a free online lecture to discover more about about Edmund Burke's theory of the sublime and how this advanced a new way to appreciate the natural world in the late 18th century. 

Discover why in place of classical ideals of beauty and harmony, the sublime looked to nature in its most violent and overwhelming manifestations - storms, waterfalls, mountains, volcanos - which, if viewed from a safe distance, might induce a kind of aestheticized terror. This lecture explores the impact of the sublime in the work of artists including Turner, De Loutherbourg and Wright. At the same time you will get to know the V&A Academy learning platform. 

Simply sign up to the V&A Academy newsletter by clicking 'book now'. Once signed up you will receive the viewing link in your welcome email within 24 hours. You will have access to the recording of this taster lecture until January 2025.

Please note, this taster lecture recording cannot be booked via phone or via the shopping basket. For any questions please get in touch via courses@vam.ac.uk.