A group of houses can be seen behind the trees in a colourful forest. i Pierre Auguste Renoir, Outskirts of Pont-Aven, 1888-90, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

Autumn Courses

Online and on campus

Our Autumn Courses go considerably beyond introductory surveys. Organised thematically, they provide a solid basis for further studies of areas of Western art from classical antiquity to the twentieth century. We teach in small groups to facilitate discussion.

An Introduction to Art History and our Making Sense of courses familiarise students with fundamental aspects of the visual arts and of art history and its methodologies.

Variations on a Theme is an interdisciplinary programme designed for participants who like to explore the connections between different cultural expressions within one historical period.

Media, Materials and Methods foregrounds aspects of the practice of art-making while also situating them in the historical contexts of patronage and reception.

Autumn Courses online

Hybrid art history courses combining pre-recorded lecture content and live online seminars taught in the evenings over 5 weeks.

Course descriptions, fees and booking information can be found on each course page

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Bacchus holds a bowl and grapes. Behind him is a smaller figure who is eating the grapes. They are enclosed by a decorative border, i Hendrick Goltzius, Bacchus, late sixteenth or early seventeenth century, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

Autumn Courses on campus

A range of essential three- and four-day short courses taught on campus and in front of works of art in museums and galleries.

Course descriptions, fees and booking information can be found on each course page

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Two men sit at a table while playing cards. One of them smokes a pipe. i Paul Cézanne, The Card Players, 1892-96, oil on canvas, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

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