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Matthew Barr, PhD

Fee £100.00 (concession rate £80.00) - fee will amend when you select the appropriate fee rate below.

Autumn 2026 

10 weekly sessions on Wednesdays, 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm, starting 30 September 

This course will examine some of the major figures and movements in Western art from the Italian Renaissance to the French Revolution of 1789. We will focus on painting but also take in some of the most renowned sculptural and architectural works from the art centres of Italy, France, Germany and Britain. We will use primary sources to put these works into context - who commissioned and paid for them? Why were they wanted? How successful were they? Among the artists we will look at are Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Van Eyck and Jacques-Louis David. We will look at the transitions from Renaissance to Baroque and from Neo-Classicism to Romanticism.

This is a live online class

For further reading: Hugh Honour and John Fleming, A World History of Art (Laurence King, 1982 - seven editions).

Support Requirements

If as a result of your disability you have support requirements, please complete a support needs form and return it 3 weeks before your class commences. The form is available to download here under the Facilities and Support for Disabled Students section or contact the office on 90 973323.

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