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.
Édouard Manet: Pastiche, Provocation, Modernity
Édouard Manet: Pastiche, Provocation, Modernity
<p>Édouard Manet was one of the most influential and controversial artists of the nineteenth century. Rejecting many of the conventions of academic painting, he created works that shocked audiences
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Art and Philosophy
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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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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Art and Politics: Nationalism, Fascism and Modern Italian Art
Art and Politics: Nationalism, Fascism and Modern Italian Art
<p>How does art respond when politics becomes extreme? This course explores the complex relationship between nationalism, Fascism, anti-Fascism and artistic expression in twentieth-century Italy.
...Art and Politics: Nationalism, Fascism and Modern Italian Art
<p>How does art respond when politics becomes extreme? This course explores the complex relationship between nationalism, Fascism, anti-Fascism and artistic expression in twentieth-century Italy.
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The Art of the British East India Company: Indian Painting after the Mughals
The Art of the British East India Company: Indian Painting after the Mughals
<p>As the British East India Company expanded across India and South-East Asia during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it commissioned a remarkable body of art that blended European interests
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James McNeill Whistler: Beauty, Art and Controversy
James McNeill Whistler: Beauty, Art and Controversy
<p>James McNeill Whistler believed that art should be appreciated for its beauty rather than judged by the stories it told. Yet his work often provoked controversy, culminating in his famous legal
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James McNeill Whistler: Beauty, Art and Controversy
<p>James McNeill Whistler believed that art should be appreciated for its beauty rather than judged by the stories it told. Yet his work often provoked controversy, culminating in his famous legal
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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
...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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