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Art History Renaissance Art to Present
Art History: Renaissance Art to Present explores the highlights of European and American art from the early Renaissance to 19th century Romanticism and through to the Modern Age.| Length | 1 to 3 months |
| Price | $ 1485 |
| Subject | Art, Design |
| Level | Beginner |
| Languages | English |
| Video Transcripts | None |
Art History: Renaissance Art to Present explores the highlights of European and American art from the early Renaissance to 19th century Romanticism and through to the Modern Age. Focusing on the paintings of masters including Giotto, Dürer, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Delacroix, Manet, Gauguin, Picasso, Pollock, Warhol, and others, you discover the impact of the classical past, the interrelationship between stylistic developments, and the broader cultural, intellectual, and historical context in which art emerged. This course emphasizes the technical progress that defines each historical era, revealing the fascinating aesthetic advancements made possible by the materials and methods available in each art period. For those new to art history, this course provides a solid underpinning for analyzing, interpreting, and appreciating paintings.
What you'll learn
What you will learn:
How to visually identify artistic materials and techniques in paintings and understand their importance.
The tools needed to identify and date significant paintings and define the essential characteristics (style, content, meaning, and goals) of movements and individual artists in Western art history.
The analytical and communication skills necessary to interpret and discuss these works within social, cultural, and political contexts.
Course syllabus
Week 1: From Antique Fresco to Late Gothic Altarpieces
Week 2: Perspective and Realism: Painting in the European Renaissance
Week 3: Painting in the Baroque Era
Week 4: From the Academy to Tahiti: Painting in the 19th Century
Week 5: The Promise of Abstraction: Expressionism, Cubism, and the New York School
Week 6: Pop to the Present
Week 2: Perspective and Realism: Painting in the European Renaissance
Week 3: Painting in the Baroque Era
Week 4: From the Academy to Tahiti: Painting in the 19th Century
Week 5: The Promise of Abstraction: Expressionism, Cubism, and the New York School
Week 6: Pop to the Present
Meet the instructors
Corey D'Augustine, Adjunct Faculty, M.A. Art Business, Online & Summer Institute, New York
M.A., Art History and Art Conservation, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University; B.A., Visual Arts, and Biochemistry, Oberlin College
Corey D'Augustine is a conservator of modern and contemporary art and a technical art historian. He is the principal conservator at Corey D'Augustine Conservation, and his clients include the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Ad Reinhardt Foundation. He also lectures on art history and art conservation at New York University, Pratt Institute, and the Museum of Modern Art. He is a specialist in American and European Post-war art, and his research interests include 20th-century painting materials and techniques, and the conservation of monochrome paintings.
M.A., Art History and Art Conservation, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University; B.A., Visual Arts, and Biochemistry, Oberlin College
Corey D'Augustine is a conservator of modern and contemporary art and a technical art historian. He is the principal conservator at Corey D'Augustine Conservation, and his clients include the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Ad Reinhardt Foundation. He also lectures on art history and art conservation at New York University, Pratt Institute, and the Museum of Modern Art. He is a specialist in American and European Post-war art, and his research interests include 20th-century painting materials and techniques, and the conservation of monochrome paintings.