ARTH2039 Painters of Modern Life
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Humanities |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Art History |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
The course examines aspects of 19th-century art and architecture in Europe after Romanticism, and will concentrate on the emergence of modernism in the painting of the Impressionists and their circle. Themes to receive special attention will include the representation of everyday life, realism and naturalism, and the changing roles of academic art. |
| Indicative Assessment |
1,500 word tutorial paper (30%), 2,500 word essay (50%) and Image test (20%). |
| Workload | Two hours of lectures per week and a tutorial in alternate weeks |
| Areas of Interest | Art History |
| Requisite Statement |
Introduction to Art History ARTH1002 and Introduction to Modern Art ARTH1003 or permission of the Coordinator. |
| Preliminary Reading |
Frascina, F, et al, Modernity and Modernism: French Painting in the Nineteenth Century, Yale 1993 |
| Majors/Specialisations | Art History and Art History and Curatorship |
| Academic Contact | Dr Elisabeth Findlay |
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