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.
Art and Politics: Nationalism, Fascism and Modern Italian Art
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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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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
From French Royalty to Empire - Art and decorative elegance from Louis XIV's Versailles to Napoleon
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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
Portraits of Russia: Rublëv, Pushkin, Turgenev, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky
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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
James McNeill Whistler: Beauty, Art and Controversy
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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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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
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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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Rediscovering Sidney Nolan: The Early Works
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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
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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
...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
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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
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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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