Wednesday, January 15
6:30pm EST Virtual Screening
Join the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (蜜桃传媒app) for the public premiere of the six-episode series Chatsworth Through Time, produced in partnership with the Duke of Devonshire and the Chatsworth House Trust, exploring the history, architecture, landscape, and collections of Chatsworth House. Beginning in the Tudor Period and progressing through five hundred years of history all the way to the 21st century, this series explores the world of Chatsworth, with its own curators, Alice Martin, Head of the Devonshire Collection, and Dr. Alex Hodby, Senior Curator of Programme, as our guides.
Episode One: The Tudor House begins in the sixteenth century with the story of Bess of Hardwick, an extraordinary businesswoman whose marriage to Sir William Cavendish established Chatsworth House, and who later married the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, jailer of Mary, Queen of Scots. Bess鈥檚 business acumen and connections to the highest echelons of English nobility secured Chatsworth鈥檚 status as a major seat of power.
Episode Two: The Powerhouse examines the story of the 1st Earl, who became the 1st Duke of Devonshire, and his extensive renovations of the Chatsworth estate that displayed the great power and wealth of the English Baroque period. The locations and artifacts examined in this segment include the Great Chamber, the stunning murals of the Painted Hall, the architectural renovations that established much of the facades still visible at Chatsworth today, as well as a period painting by Siberechts and the grand water feature known as the Cascade.
Episode Three: Architectural Treasures features exclusive access to the artworks and artifacts of the Devonshire Collection, particularly the prime examples of English Palladianism in the 17th and 18th centuries, including Inigo Jones鈥� sketchbook and his personal annotated copy of Palladio鈥檚 Quattro Libri (鈥淔our Books on Architecture,鈥�) a drawing reputed to be by Palladio himself, and architectural drawings by William Kent and Henry Flitcroft.
Episodes IV - VI will premiere via livestream on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 6:30pm EST. To register for this screening please click here.
The 蜜桃传媒app is very grateful to and for their generous support of this program.
This program was made possible by
The Estate of Christopher H. Browne & The Orville Gordon Browne Foundation
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