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Sarah Dunant at Dulwich Picture Gallery Thursday 29th May 7.30pm


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Dulwich Books in-conjunction with The Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery are proud to present broadcaster and bestselling author Sarah Dunant at the Dulwich Picture Gallery on Thursday 29th May.


In this sumptuously illustrated lecture Sarah Dunant, international bestselling author of the Italian renaissance trilogy The Birth of Venice, In the Company of the Courtesan and Sacred Hearts, shares the secrets of her trade. To recreate the past as a living, breathing place Sarah has visited churches, archives museums and art galleries all over Italy and she tells the story of her discoveries; how the decoding of old paintings and the work of the most modern historians helped her to penetrate hidden worlds inside the Renaissance, finding wonder and drama in ordinary lives and exploring the complexities of politics and religion along with emotion, the senses and the heady appetites of body ? and soul. Durant is able to evoke Renaissance Italy like no other writer and is an engaging and entertaining speaker.


Sarah Dunant is a writer, broadcaster and critic and the author of the international bestseller The Birth of Venus. She was a founding vice patron of the Orange Prize for women?s fiction, sits on the editorial board of the Royal Academy magazine, and reviews for The Times, The Guardian, and The Independent on Sunday.


?A wonderful novel - taking you deep into the world of Renaissance passion and the Renaissance papacy. Part of me was happily lost in the time travel, part of me repeatedly struck by how vividly ancient Rome met modern Rome, and how the city of history came to life? - Mary Beard


This event will take place on Thursday 29th May at 7.30pm and will be held at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, London, SE21 7AD. Tickets include a copy of Sarah?s latest novel Blood & Beauty and are ?15 for Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery and ?17 for non-Friends.


For booking and more information please visit:

http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats_on/special_events/sarah_dunant.aspx.



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