Masters and Courses in Art History | Educaedu

Course - The mirror of nature: art & culture in the 17th century

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

What is the course about? The 17th century produced some of the greatest artists of all time: Rubens; Rembrandt; Velazquez and Bernini to name but a few. Explore the work of these key artists and understand the history, styles and ideas that shaped the century....

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - The age of reason: art & culture in the 18th century

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

What is the course about? Explore the art and culture of the eighteenth century – the age of the Enlightenment, American Independence and the French Revolution. Featured artists include: Canaletto, Boucher, Watteau, David, Hogarth, Gainsborough, Lawrence and...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - The 'isms' of 20th century art

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

What is the course about? This course provides an introduction to the most important and popular movements in modern art. We will look at specific works in detail to see how and why art changed through the century. Famous artists and artworks will be presented...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - Styles in art

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

What is the course about? A survey of western art from the Gothic to the Victorian Age focusing on different styles and periods. Works of art are discussed in class and placed in a historical and cultural context. What topics will we cover? Different styles...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - Style and subject matter in Italian Renaissance art

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

What is the course about? The interaction of style and subject matter in Italian Renaissance Art Each week a particular subject or theme will be examined. You will learn how different artists have approached the subject, and an analysis made as to how the...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - Scented visions: perfurme in art

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

Explore the role of perfume in art from 1860 to 1905. We will consider scientific and popular ideas about scent, memory and the visual imagination and demonstrate their influence upon the arts from painting to performance. What is the course about? Picturing...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - Renaissance Rome

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

As seat of the popes, the greatest artists were drawn to Rome. Under popes such as Julius II, the city saw some of the world's most famous works creaated by artists including Michelangelo and Raphael. What is the course about? As seat of the popes, the greatest...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - Renaissance art and the antique

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

How important was ancient Rome to the Renaissance? What did artists learn from it? We will look at the works produced in light of how they were influenced by antiquity and the new subjects, such as portraiture and equestrian statues. What is the course about?...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - Painting and mosaic in the Greek and Roman world

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

Starting with Minoan and Mycenaean frescoes, taking in Greek vase painting, Macedonian royal tomb paintings, Hellenistic pebble mosaics, Pompeian wall painting, Roman picture mosaics and then early Christian catacomb paintings and Ravenna mosaics, you will learn...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - North & south: Renaissance art in the Netherlands and Italy

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

What is the course about? The 15th century saw a dramatic change to more realistic trends in painting and sculpture both north and south of the Alps with such artists as van Eyck, Masaccio, Donatello, Memlinc. We shall consider what those changes were: the...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - National Portrait Gallery

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

An introduction to portraiture and the national portrait collection. Different periods and styles are discussed each week in front of the portraits. Includes visits to the current temporary exhibitions. What is the course about? The National Portrait Gallery...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - National Gallery

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

Discuss a differently themed group of paintings each week in front of the pictures. An opportunity to understand our national collection in greater depth. Stools are provided. What topics will we cover? Each week, three or four paintings (which have a particular...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - Modern art: 1950 - 2007

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

A beginner’s guide to later 20th century and contemporary art. Key artists, movements and styles are covered including Pop Art, Postmodernism and Brit Art. Can be studied on its own or as a continuation of 'Modern art: 1900-1950'. What topics will we cover?...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - Modern art: 1900 - 1950

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

An introduction to art and culture in the early 20th century. All the major styles and movements are covered including Cubism, Expressionism and Surrealism. Can be studied on its own or as a continuation of 'Modern art: 1850-1900'. What topics will we cover?...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - Modern art: 1860 - 1900

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

An introduction to the art and culture of the later 19th century. A broad range of styles and movements are covered including: Victorian narrative, the Pre-Raphaelites, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, the Decadents and Symbolism. What is the course about?...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - Medieval and Renaissance art: an introduction

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

You will begin by looking at the production and use of images in the medieval period and its distinguishing features, followed by a contrasting look at Renaissance art. What is the course about? This course will begin by looking at the production and use of...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - Looking at paintings

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

An introduction to European painting, looking at masterpieces in major London galleries. We will cover different painting techniques and genres (landscape, portrait and history painting) for a basic understanding and increased enjoyment of Western art. What topics...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - London's smaller art collections

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

This course is about the smaller, often overlooked, art collections in London. We visit a different collection each week, looking at the collection, its history and place within the London art scene. What topics will we cover? After an initial session at the...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - Leonardo's portraits and Madonnas

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

We will look exclusively at Leonardo’s fascination with portraits and Madonnas through painting, patronage and privilege in 15th-century Florence. Leonardo returned to this topic throughout his life. What topics will we cover? We are all aware of, and acquainted...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

Course - Introduction to the Tate in London

Institution: City Lit, The centre for adult learning

What is the course about? When Tate Modern opened in 2000, Tate’s collection in London was divided between the new museum at Bankside and the original Tate Gallery at Millbank, then rechristened Tate Britain. Tate Modern was built to display the national collection...

Category: Art History

Study mode: At the institution

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