Courses
Art Appreciation Courses
See art through history, ideas, and interpretation.
Explore major artworks, artists, and movements across different periods and styles. These courses focus on understanding visual culture and developing confidence in discussing and interpreting art in context.
Tiepolo and the Gandolfi Brothers: Masters of Italian Rococo
Tiepolo and the Gandolfi Brothers: Masters of Italian Rococo
<p>Discover the light, elegant and imaginative world of Italian Rococo through the works of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and the gifted Gandolfi brothers, Ubaldo and Gaetano. Tiepolo became
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Zen and the Arts of Japan
Zen and the Arts of Japan
<p>Zen has profoundly influenced many of Japan's greatest artistic traditions. This course explores the relationship between Zen philosophy and practices including painting, calligraphy, architecture,
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Rediscovering Sidney Nolan: The Early Works
Rediscovering Sidney Nolan: The Early Works
<p>This course coincides with a major retrospective exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW devoted to one of Australia's most important artists, Sidney Nolan. Best known for his celebrated Ned Kelly
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Food and Feasting in Art
Food and Feasting in Art
<p>From biblical banquets to Impressionist cafés, discover how food has inspired artists for centuries and what these works reveal about society, culture and everyday life. Food has long played a
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Food and Feasting in Art
<p>From biblical banquets to Impressionist cafés, discover how food has inspired artists for centuries and what these works reveal about society, culture and everyday life. Food has long played a
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Revolutionary Art and Artists: Creativity in Times of Upheaval
Revolutionary Art and Artists: Creativity in Times of Upheaval
<p>It is often assumed that periods of war and revolution destroy artistic creativity. While many artists and collections have indeed been lost during times of upheaval, history also shows that
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French Impressionism and the Salon Painters: Myth and Reality
French Impressionism and the Salon Painters: Myth and Reality
<p>Art history has often presented the French Impressionists as revolutionaries who broke decisively with the artistic establishment of their day. Yet the relationship between Impressionism and the
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Hindu Art and the Avatars of Vishnu: Rama, Krishna and India's Great Epics
The Golden Age of British Landscape Painting (c.1750-1850)
Scandals, Intrigue and Rivalry in Renaissance Rome: the Re-making of the Vatican
