Evening Classes | Introduction to Art History – CSN, Cork City

Begins 29 September, Thursdays 7 to 8.30pm |  Price: €100 /10 weeks
Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa, Tramore Rd, Cork City

This course is an Introduction to major artists and movements from Antiquity to Modern Art and open to students of all levels and backgrounds.

In this Class, participants will:
Build or further their understanding of the major periods of Western Art History
Build a deeper understanding of major artists
Discover and learn how to identify main artistic techniques
Discover significant female artists from each period as well as other less recognised art movements happening simultaneously in the rest of the world.
Develop in a constructive way or furthered their opinion of art.
Have a genuinely exciting and enjoyable time

Course Breakdown:
Session 1- Introduction to the formation of Western Art, Classical Antiquity
Session 2- Medieval Art, Renaissance
Session 3- Renaissance II, Legacy and influence
Session 4- The Art of Northern Europe
Session 5 – Genre painting of the Dutch Golden Age and the Baroque
Session 6 – 18th century to 19th century, Romanticism
Session 7 – Mannerism – Rococo – Neoclassicism – Romanticism – The Academy
Session 8 – Impressionism, Post- Impressionism
Session 9 – Post-Impressionism Part II
Session 10- Modernism, Expressionism, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Symbolism, Conclusion

www.the-laboratory.org/art-and-languages2.html | csn.ie/evening-classes