Art history
Are you interested in art history and how to interpret art? Then why not browse our range of art history courses and choose from introductory courses, or explore further into practices, debates and discover the work of some of the greatest artists of all time. Daytime, evening and weekend classes are available at our main learning centre in London's cultural heart - Covent Garden.
Contact us to find out more about art history - call 020 7492 2700 Monday - Friday between 10am - 5pm or email [email protected].
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Russian art weekend
Course Date: Sat 23 Jun 2018 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the fascinating world of Russian art from icon painting to Moscow’s contemporary art scene. Discover the influence of the west, the role of revolution, and the impact of current politics on artists. #arthistory #weekendcourse #russianart.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £103.00Concession: £79.00 -
Duchamp & Dada: from the readymade to contemporary art
Course Date: Sat 30 Jun 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetStudy Dada and Duchamp’s key works within their social, political and artistic context and consider their impact on Post-Modern practices such as Concept and Installation Art. #arthistory #duchamp # dada.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £103.00Concession: £79.00 -
Focus on: Botticelli
Course Date: Mon 9 Jul 2018 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetBotticelli created some of the most enduring mythological paintings of the Florentine Renaissance. Trace his painting career and discover the impact of first the Medici, then Savonarola, on his output. Includes gallery visit. #arthistory #summerschool #botticelli #renaissance.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Movements in art: the Florentine Renaissance
Course Date: Tue 10 Jul 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe Florentine Renaissance produced some of the most magical and iconic paintings, sculptures and architecture in the world. Discover why and how these were produced, and how to decode them. #summerschool #citylit #renaissance.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Decoding dress: National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery
Course Date: Tue 10 Jul 2018
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteExplore the meanings that cloth and clothing can convey through close consideration of famous paintings (and sitters). Artists from Duccio to Degas have used dress to tell stories, convey character, and help us to tell citizens from kings. #citylit #summerschool #nationalgallery #npg #portraits #costumehistory #historyofdress.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £30.00 -
Focus on: Frida Kahlo
Course Date: Wed 11 Jul 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetMexican painter Frida Kahlo has been cast in many roles: surrealist, wife to Diego Rivera, feminist icon, cyborg, mistress of reinvention. Explore her extraordinary art, life, politics and legacy. #arthistory #summerschool #weekendcourse #kahlo #fridakahlo.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Pioneering women at the National Portrait Gallery
Course Date: Wed 11 Jul 2018 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteMeet some of history's most inspiring women, not only well-known pioneers but also women over the past five hundred years whose stories have been forgotten. We'll discover and celebrate their achievements. #arthistory #summerschool #npg.Full fee: £39.00Senior fee: £31.00Concession: £24.00 -
Focus on: Cindy Sherman
Course Date: Thu 12 Jul 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the work of photographer, model and filmmaker Cindy Sherman, looking at her key works, the context in which they were created and her roles as both model and photographer. #arthistory #summerschool #cindysherman #photography.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Summer lates: Wellcome Collection
Course Date: Thu 12 Jul 2018 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteFrom ancient Roman sculpture to a portrait by Vincent van Gogh, explore the connections of art, medicine and what it means to be human in the galleries of the Wellcome Collection. #arthistory #summerschool #wellcomecollection #thursdaylates.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £18.00 -
Movements in art: the Pre-Raphaelites
Course Date: Fri 13 Jul 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore Victorian England’s foremost avant-gardists, the Pre-Raphaelites. Discover their origins and literary inspirations, the models they loved and lost, and some of their most important works. #summerschool #citylit #preraphaelites.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Summer lates: Tate Modern
Course Date: Fri 13 Jul 2018 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteJoin us for a ‘summer late’ session at the Tate Modern and explore a number of important works from the permanent collection. Discover, discuss and enjoy the evening ambience at the newly extended Tate Modern. #arthistory #summerschool #tatemodern #fridaylates.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £18.00 -
Summer lates: designs of India at the V&A
Course Date: Fri 13 Jul 2018
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteExplore the treasures of the V&A Nehru Gallery and its painting and the decorative arts from India between the 16th and 19th centuries. #arthistory #V&A #lates #indianart.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £18.00 -
Focus on: Napoleon and the art of the French Revolution
Course Date: Sat 14 Jul 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetBoth the French Revolutionaries and Napoleon embraced art’s ability to shape the mind-set of the masses. Study key works by Jacques-Louis David, Anne-Louis Girodet, Baron Gros and Ingres at the heart of the propaganda machine. #arthistory #summerschool #frenchart #neoclassicism #frenchrevolution.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Focus on: Monet
Course Date: Sun 15 Jul 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetStudy Monet’s key works, such as Bathers at La Grenouillère and the Poplars series, within the context of biography, social changes, artistic influences, material developments and stylistic progress. Includes gallery visit. #arthistory #summerschool #monet #impressionism.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Symbols and stories: gods and goddesses in art
Course Date: Mon 16 Jul 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDiscover the meanings of classical gods and goddesses in Western art and why they are such common motifs. Unlock the mysteries and symbolism behind the images, from deities of love to gods of war. Includes gallery visits. #arthistory #summerschool #mythology.Full fee: £199.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £121.00