Languages & Culture
Art Appreciation: Art and Society in 19th Century Britain
Course details
Course code
Q00009781Course date
Start: 17/01/24
End: 27/03/24
Number of classes
10 sessionsTutor
Prasannajit De SilvaFee range
Free to £74.00
How you'll learn
Level of study
Availability
You can enrol online for this course
Course overview
We will discuss a range of works of art from the nineteenth century, linking them to their social, political and historical contexts, and investigating their role in recording and shaping contemporary debates.
Course description
During the nineteenth century, Britain experienced huge social, political, and technological changes. This course considers how artists, designers and architects engaged with key issues of the time such as urbanisation and industrialisation, gender and class, and modernity and tradition.
You will study of a wide range of material including paintings, buildings, photographs, printed material, and the applied arts. By looking at the work of figures such as the Pre-Raphaelites, William Powell Frith, J A M Whistler, and William Morris, you will develop a deeper appreciation of this period in art history.
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