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This course offers an introduction to the practice, methods, theories and key sources used by art historians; no previous experience is required, only an interest in art and the historical contexts in which it can be studied; the units are designed to give students a familiarity with the art history of Europe, ranging from the Renaissance to the beginning of the 20th Century and the foundations of Modernism; on completing the 3 units of the course, students have acquired specialist knowledge and understanding of some of Europe’s most important artistic movements; the course is taught and awarded at first-year undergraduate level and offers 60 credits within the Higher Education Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS); this is equivalent to half of the 1st year of full-time undergraduate study.
Term 1: Rejecting the past: European art 1850–1910; the development of painting styles on the Continent reflected social and political change and showed an increasing commitment to the modern world through a deliberate break from the narrative, naturalistic and aesthetic ideals of the past; through the movements known as Realism, Impressionism and Post-impressionism, the growing emphasis on self-expression and on the nature of the medium itself laid the foundations of Modernism. Term 2: The Renaissance reviewed: Florence, Rome and Venice 1400–1520: the revival of interest in all aspects of classical culture that constituted the Renaissance in Italy altered the way in which man saw himself and his place in the universe; this revival also had a profound effect upon the development of art and sculpture, most particularly with regard to perspective and naturalism; while the main focus is on Italian art of the period, students also analyse corresponding developments within Flemish art. Term 3: Victorian values: art and design in 19th-Century Britain; in Victorian Britain, conflict emerged between those artists and designers who sought to create innovative contemporary styles and those who immersed themselves in a revival of the arts of the past, both medieval and classical; art also came to be seen as a means of social reform, with the highest standards of design and craftsmanship being extended to the decorative as well as to the fine arts.
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1 years |
Part-time evening | No application date provided |
Cambridge, CB2 1TN |
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£1200 per year |
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University of Cambridge
Art History
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