Art Appreciation: The Century that changed the World-Renaissance and Reformation
Course details
Course code
Q00016855Course date
Number of classes
1 sessionsTimetable
Branch
WinchesterTutor
David BrindleyFee range
How you'll learn
Venue
St Lawrence Parish Rooms (Winchester)Colebrook Street
Winchester
SO23 9LH
Level of study
Entry Levels 1,2,3: If you have never studied this subject before and you’re not confident in your skills, Entry levels are a good starting point.
Level 1: Covers basic skills and knowledge needed for this subject
Level 2: Building on basic knowledge or experience. Similar to Grade 4/ C at GCSE or O level in England or Standards in Scotland.
Level 3: Learn about the topic in-depth and have a broad range of skills. Independent working Equivalent to an A level in England or Higher in Scotland.
Beginners: A perfect introduction if you have no experience and skills in this subject.
Improvers: The next step if you have basic skills or knowledge but want to progress them further.
Advanced: Build on the solid experience and skills you have in this subject, applying your skills and knowledge in a more complex way.
Course overview
Course description
The Renaissance and Reformation together moved Europe from the Middle Ages into the modern world. Recovering from the great plague of the mid 14th century, artists, poets and early scientists began to construct a new way of seeing and understanding humanity, and human beings were put at the centre of enquiry. The dominance of the Catholic Church was being challenged, although it was still the primary commissioner of art. We will study the rise of the leading artists in Italy and northern Europe, and discuss the seminal art works of such masters as Raphael, Durer, Michelangelo and Van Eyck. With the cataclysmic challenges of Luther, Calvin and others, the foundations of Europe were shaken. The authority of the Church was undermined, beliefs and practices which had been taken for granted for a millennium were questioned, and political power shifted. In England, this was manifested in the split between the monarchy and the pope - and played out in the history of Henry VIII and his wives. Artistically it posed the urgent question of what could artists do now that the Church in Northern Europe was no longer commissioning art. Artists such as Breugel, Holbein and the early landscape painters are good examples of what happened. This study day will explore the inter-reactions of art, religion and history in this momentous period.
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