Understanding Paintings: 1500 to the Present Day

Through the study of artworks and art historical writings, this module will teach students how to understand, analyse and interpret paintings. Students will also gain knowledge of key artistic developments and styles across Western Europe from 1500 to the present day. Topics covered will include the Renaissance, Dutch realists, eighteenth-century British portraiture, Romanticism, French Realism, Pre-Raphaelitism, French and British Impressionism, pre- and post-war artists, and modern art in the twentieth to twenty-first centuries.

Thomas Bromwell BA MA ***Please note new tutor***

• Term: Autumn
• Day: Thursday
• Start Date: 27 September 2018
• Time: 7-9pm
• No. of weeks: 11
• Full fee: £116.00
• Credits: 10

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