An X-ray analysis of a 19th-century painting by Henry Gillard Glindoni has revealed a dark secret beneath the depiction of the polymath and royal advisor John Dee performing an experiment before Queen Elizabeth I.Dee was originally depicted standing in a circle of human skulls, a motif that was probably painted over shortly after the painting was created because it seemed too bizarre to the client.However,in16(th)-centuryTudorEngland, theboundariesbetweenmagicandnaturalphilosophywerequitefluid.
From Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd August, the FERRA Festival will bring techno to our entire open-air site.
However, the water tower with the permanent exhibition ‘MOTION POWERS HISTORY’, the pump house with the sound installation by Emeka Ogboh, and the blower and compressor hall with the major exhibition ‘X-RAY’ will remain open throughout at a reduced price of 9 euros.
