Art History

Tuesdays 10.00 – 11.30

This autumn, the series of online lectures will focus on a geographical area that may be intriguing for many of us: the North of Europe. Lately, in films and TV series, novels, and design, the Nordic touch has been quite popular.  What about visual arts? Throughout the course we will discover the history of Nordic art(s), and will consider artists from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. We will cover Viking objects, Norwegian stave churches, Danish and Swedish medieval church frescoes, Finish national romantic painting and the Skagen painters. We will also study the art and craft of the Sami people as well as some of the most important voices in Nordic contemporary art.

She will supplement this series with 4 monthly ‘in-house’ lectures

7 Sept. – Peter Paul Rubens (‘in-house’)

14 Sept. – Prehistoric Scandinavia and Sami “duodji”

21 Sept. – No Lecture

28 Sept. – Medieval frescoes and stave churches

5 Oct. – Jean-Honere Fragonard (‘in-house’)

12 Oct. – The first classical period and B. Thorvaldsen

19 Oct. -The Danish Golden Age

26 Oct – Half Term

2 Nov – Marc Chagall (‘in-house’)

9 Nov. – Norwegian and Finnish national romantic paintings

16 Nov. – Art in Iceland

23 Nov – The modern breakthrough 1/2: the emergence (late 19th century)

30 Nov – The modern breakthrough 2/2: the avant-garde (20th century)

7 Dec – Alberto Giacometti (‘in-house’)

14 Dec –  Scandinavian design

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