Azulejos: Portuguese Tiles by Imogen Corrigan

Azulejos: Portuguese Tiles by Imogen Corrigan
28th October 2.30pm RH8 0DG
Join Limpsfield Art Society at Limpsfield Church Hall RH8 0DG 2.30pm, Guests £10 on the door Afternoon only lecture, come early to enjoy refreshments Imogen, a popular speaker, will take us through the history and design of this unique and colourful tile tradition.  This is a craft that is in daily use in Portugal whether for house and road signs, public notices or for advertising a business.  Portuguese delight in them grew out of a dynastic marriage between Manuel I and Isabella of Aragon in 1503 when he filled the rooms of the palace at Sintra with azulejos to make her feel at home. They had a boost around 1700 when largely blue-and-white designs became fashionable, sometimes with whole buildings covered with them such at St Catherine’s in Porto.