Evening Study at The Courtauld
Online
Short Courses offer an extensive evening study programme for all those who find it difficult to make time for art history during the working day, consisting of
- Our long-established evening lecture series Showcasing Art History
- Online Autumn courses running over 5 weeks
- Our new intensive Evening Study Winter online courses
Please find general information and responses to frequently asked questions about our programmes here.
From Life: Representing Nature in Northern European Art, 1500-1750
Dr Thomas Balfe
10 pre-recorded lectures with 5 live Zoom seminars over 5 weeks from Thursday 12 October to Thursday 9 November 2023, with an optional visit on Saturday 11 November 2023
£395 or £445 with visit
This course unravels the interwoven empirical, political and symbolic meanings conveyed by early modern images of nature. Why were lifelike depictions of nature so highly valued by patrons and collectors? And how did artists such as Dürer, Bruegel, Rubens and Rembrandt seek to convey to their audiences the impression that their works were truthful, reliable or made ‘from life’?
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Women Artists in France, 1770-1914
Evening Study Winter online 2023/24
Dr Lois Oliver
10 pre-recorded lectures with 5 live Zoom seminars over 5 weeks from Wednesday 1 November to Wednesday 29 November 2023, with an optional visit on Saturday 18 November 2023
£395 or £445 with visit
An opportunity to explore the achievements, professional obstacles and societal contexts of a range of extraordinary individuals, from Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun and Adélaïde Labille-Guiard in the eighteenth century, to nineteenth-century painters Rosa Bonheur, Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt and Suzanne Valadon in the early twentieth century.
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Cultural Heritage in Conflict: The Legacy of Looted Art
Evening Study Winter online 2023/24
Alice Farren-Bradley
10 pre-recorded lectures with 5 live Zoom seminars over 5 weeks from Wednesday 10 January to Wednesday 7 February 2024
£395
Based on significant case studies from the ancient world to the modern day, this course explores the ideological motivations behind the targeting of cultural heritage as a weapon of war, charts the evolution of military cultural property protection, and considers the longstanding relationship between the plunder, collection and trade of cultural artefacts.
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Holbein at the Court of Henry VIII
Evening Study Winter online 2023/24
Dr Richard Williams
10 pre-recorded lectures with 5 live Zoom seminars over 5 weeks from Wednesday 10 January to Wednesday 7 February 2024, with an optional visit on Saturday 10 February 2024
N.B. Evening seminars for this course exceptionally take place at 19:00 [London time]
£395 or £445 with visit
This course examines the early career and cultural contexts of the pioneering German artist who redefined the image of kingship for Henry VIII and brilliantly captured the preeminent personalities of the volatile Tudor court.
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NEW The Long Road to Success: Giulio Romano between Rome and Mantua
Evening Study Winter online 2023/24
Dr Barbara Furlotti
5 pre-recorded lectures with 5 live Zoom seminars over 5 weeks from Thursday 11 January to Thursday 8 February 2024
£195
This investigation of the life and career of the fascinating Giulio Romano yields important insights into artistic life in Renaissance Italy and explores the fundamental topics of training, workshop practice, the building of a reputation and the complexity of relations with contemporary patrons.
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