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Robert Harris's Conclave and the election of Pope Leo XIV drew attention to the Sistine Chapel and architecture in the traditions of the Vatican. We will trace this from Early Christian building to the fabulous works of Michelangelo, Raphael and Bernini.
This introductory course will explore the main stylistic and iconographic themes in Islamic art and highlight the diversity of its expressions.
Deepen your understanding of Early Renaissance to High Renaissance art, the role of patronage, and how the Renaissance continues to influence modern creativity.
This course aims to give students an introduction and overview of that architectural tradition enabling students to 'read' the architecture of the contemporary built environment in a critically informed way.
Explore the culture of the English country house from its architectural form, social manners and distinctions to the furnishings and artistic manifestations of taste, as an expression of power and influence in a changing society.
Discover the rich symbolism, striking realism and artistic innovation of Northern Renaissance painters like Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden, and explore how their work shaped the course of European art.
Explore modern and contemporary art from 1900 to the present day. This course provides frameworks for understanding key ideas, techniques and debates in modern art, while highlighting both innovation and continuity with the art of earlier periods.
This course will explore the English medieval cathedral as a developing institution which survived over a thousand years of religious upheaval and historical change, focusing on the multifaceted architecture of a range of truly great churches.
The course explores the reigns of English queens regnant and consort from 1485-1642, with a focus on gender: did Mary I and Elizabeth I perform and rule differently from kings? What kinds of influence did the wives of kings exert?
Explore Impressionism and modern life in nineteenth-century France through the work of Monet, Manet, Degas and their contemporaries. This course examines Impressionist techniques, women Impressionists, critical responses to the exhibitions, and the moveme
This guided viewing in the Ashmolean Museum will centre on seven of Leonardo da Vinci’s original drawings, from which we will also consider relationships with his paintings and writings, as well as to copies by contemporary and later artists.
This guided viewing in the Ashmolean Museum will centre on twelve of Michelangelo’s drawings, from which we will also consider relationships with his sculptures and paintings. It will cover key periods of his career, techniques and working methods.
