Lecture 1: part of a series of talks “Everything Worth Saving” with art historian Dr John-Paul Stonard.

In this series of eight lectures the celebrated art historian John-Paul Stonard takes us on a journey through the history of art, posing some of the most vital questions facing art today. How and why has art survived throughout history, and how will it survive in a future defined by profound environmental changes? How do human images over time show our changing relationship with nature? And where does the impulse to create works of art come from? The series is a journey through space and time, looking at great masterpieces as well as lesser-known works of art, and examining the changing ideas that have shaped their creation and interpretation.