Art Appreciation Courses
Acquaint yourself with some of civilisation's most significant artists and art movements. Guided by our qualified and friendly tutors, discover art and its history and the beauty that lies within art.
Great Roman Collections
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Great Roman Collections
<p>This course takes you to Rome’s great art collections: the Capitoline and Vatican Museums, Galleria Borghese, Palazzo Barberini and Palazzo Pamphilj; their magnificent locations, their genesis and
...Great Roman Collections
<p>This course takes you to Rome’s great art collections: the Capitoline and Vatican Museums, Galleria Borghese, Palazzo Barberini and Palazzo Pamphilj; their magnificent locations, their genesis and
...Great Roman Collections
<p>This course takes you to Rome’s great art collections: the Capitoline and Vatican Museums, Galleria Borghese, Palazzo Barberini and Palazzo Pamphilj; their magnificent locations, their genesis and
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Art and Philosophy
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Art and Philosophy
<p>This course looks at the reciprocal relationship between Western art and philosophy. Artists are often been inspired by the thinkers of their time and philosophers have reflected on the meaning and
...Art and Philosophy
<p>This course looks at the reciprocal relationship between Western art and philosophy. Artists are often been inspired by the thinkers of their time and philosophers have reflected on the meaning and
...Art and Philosophy
<p>This course looks at the reciprocal relationship between Western art and philosophy. Artists are often been inspired by the thinkers of their time and philosophers have reflected on the meaning and
...Art and Philosophy
<p>This course looks at the reciprocal relationship between Western art and philosophy. Artists are often been inspired by the thinkers of their time and philosophers have reflected on the meaning and
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A Celebration of 400 Years of Women Artists
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A Celebration of 400 Years of Women Artists
<p>In every century there have been outstanding women artists who have achieved a reputation that has tested time and sat well-earned, alongside their male colleagues. Often their life stories are
...Approximately 5 hours
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From French Royalty to Empire - Art and decorative elegance from Louis XIV's Versailles to Napoleon
<p>French monarchs managed their images as carefully as any self-branded celebrity today. How did Louis XIV use the artisans and artists of the day through his patronage to enhance and dazzle his
...Approximately 4 hours
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Portraits of Russia: Rublëv, Pushkin, Turgenev, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky
<p>This course, focussed on the life and work of some of Russia’s most outstanding personalities, will begin with the work of Andrey Rublëv, Russia’s most famous icon painter, and his circle, and the
...Approximately 6 hours
The Romanesque Architecture of Pisa - Glory of a Maritime Republic
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The Romanesque Architecture of Pisa - Glory of a Maritime Republic
<p>Between the 11th and 12th centuries, Western Europe’s monastic, church and civic architecture, were dominated by very solid looking - and comparatively austere - rounded arched Romanesque
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Turner & Constable - Fire & Water
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Turner & Constable - Fire & Water
<p>J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) and John Constable (1776-1837) were both leading British landscape artists, yet they were “Fire and Water”, in their art and lives. Turner was dramatic and bombastic and
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8,000 Years of Chinese Traditional Art
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8,000 Years of Chinese Traditional Art
<p>Set within the broader context of China’s diverse geography and cross-cultural exchange, the course presents a chronological journey through major artistic and architectural traditions spanning
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Marie Antoinette at the V & A - Image and Style
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Marie Antoinette at the V & A - Image and Style
<p>Marie Antoinette epitomised French 18th century fashion and style. This talk will draw from a current V & A Museum, London exhibition called <em>Marie Antoinette Style</em>, which features
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Marie Antoinette at the V & A - Image and Style
<p>Marie Antoinette epitomised French 18th century fashion and style. This talk will draw from a current V & A Museum, London exhibition called <em>Marie Antoinette Style</em>, which features
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The Origin and Meaning of Megaliths: From Anatolia to Stonehenge
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The Origin and Meaning of Megaliths: From Anatolia to Stonehenge
<p>The word megalith comes from the ancient Greek words “mega” meaning huge and “lithos”, meaning stone. Be introduced to the archaeological history of megaliths and the open ended question as to why
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