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Sorry, this course was heavily oversubscribed and cannot take any more students into this class. Please use the course enquiry form to be kept informed of future runs of this course or to join the waiting list.
| Type | Weekly Classes |
|---|---|
| Location | Reading |
| Address | Room 114 Building 22 London Road Campus Reading |
| Dates | Wed 3 Oct to Wed 5 Dec 2012 Day: Wednesday Time of meeting: 7.00-9.00pm Number of meetings: 10 |
| Subject area(s) | History of Art |
| CATS points | 10 |
| Fees | From £145.00 |
| Application status | Course full |
| Course code | R12P401ARW |
| Course contact | If you have any questions about this course, please email ppweekly@conted.ox.ac.uk. |
Overview
The Pre Raphaelites are often regarded as Britain's first modern art movement. The course will introduce the Brotherhood, its followers and the artists inspired by its work. The course will complement a major exhibition of the PRB at the Tate.Description
The course will concentrate on the founders of the movement, John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt and the poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. We will examine in detail works in the visual arts by these artists, and investigate their influence on a generation of younger artists and designers. There will also be an examination of the role played in the development of the movement by the women in and around it - artists, models, wives and muses.Programme details
Week 1: Introduction. The Formation of the Pre Raphaelite BrotherhoodWeek 2: John Everett Millais
Week 3: William Holman Hunt
Week 4: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Week 5: Ford Maddox Brown
Week 6: Edward Burne Jones
Week 7: William Morris, Arts and Crafts
Week 8: Women in the PRB
Week 9: The second generation - Waterhouse, Hughes and others
Week 10: Influence and inspiration - after the PRB
Reading list:
Timothy Hilton, The Pre- Raphaelites
Tim Barringer, The Pre-Raphaelites
Elizabeth Prettejohn, The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites
Heather Birchall and Norbert Wolf, Pre-Raphaelites
Staff
Dr Sandra Smith
Role: Tutor
Sandra Smith has a BA and MA in Art History and a Diploma in Archaeology. She has taught in continuing education for over 10 years, for Oxford and...more
Course aims
Course Aim:The course aims to introduce the main participants and major works associated with the PreRaphaelite Brotherhood through an investigation of the major works produced by the movement.
Course Objectives:
1. Explain the origins and ideas behind the formation of the PRB
2. Investigate major works of art by the main protagonists
3. Describe the influence the movement had on later art
Assessment methods
Choice of slide test and short essay , or longer essay (from a choice of titles) and/or presentation.Teaching methods
Lectures with slides and open discussion.Teaching outcomes
By the end of this course students will be expected:To identify major works by Millais, Hunt and Rossetti.
To identify major works by Burne Jones and Maddox Brown.
To begin to discuss the origins and ideas behind the PRB.
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Sorry, this course was heavily oversubscribed and cannot take any more students into this class. Please use the course enquiry form to be kept informed of future runs of this course or to join the waiting list.