Lecture
23 Mar
06:00 PM
Until
23 Mar, 08:00 PM
2h
Anna Jameson Lecture 2026 - 'Rachel Weeping for Her Children’: Memories of Massacre, Flight and Refuge by Dame Marina Warner
London
Details: The 2026 Annual Anna Jameson Lecture will explore the Massacre of the Innocents, the Flight into Egypt, and the representation of mothers in the search for safety. It will be 50 years since Marina Warner published her study of the Madonna (‘Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary’, 1976) and she will revisit the representation of the mater dolorosa drawing on Anna Jameson’s work, paintings in the National Gallery, and contemporary women artists (Paula Rego, Kiki Smith, Marcelle Hanselaar). The lecture lasts for around an hour and are followed by an audience Q&A and a short drinks reception. You can join us in person or online.
Contact: research.centre@nationalgallery.org.uk.