European Art of the High Renaissance: Raphael to Dürer

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Explore a remarkable period in European art and architecture. In this art history course, expert lecturers will bring to life Renaissance art and artists of the sixteenth century, including Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian, Dürer and Bruegel.

You can learn from our world-class experts wherever you are, whenever suits you: watch lectures live or view the recording later in your own time. You can experience the full breadth and depth of the V&A's collections with more than 40 hours of study over 12 weeks. Learn at your own pace: lecture recordings and study materials, lecture notes, copies of the presentations, and additional study materials are available in our secure Microsoft Teams environment for up to 12 weeks after the course ends, so you'll never miss a thing. And finally, join the conversation: share your perspective with your fellow students, and support each other in your further enquiries outside of class time.

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Portrait of Course Director Kathy McLauchlan

Course Director
Kathy McLauchlan

Dr Kathy McLauchlan, art historian specialising in French painting and lecturer with the Arts Society, Morley College and Oxford University.

I have already booked onto my next V&A course online. I love the fact you can participate from home. The presentation, speakers and subject matter are always fascinating and excellent. Previous V&A Academy Online Course Attendee

Course overview

Explore a remarkable period in European art and architecture. Expert lecturers will bring to life Renaissance art and artists of the sixteenth century, including Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian, Dürer and Bruegel.

On this history of art course discover how this period, from its beginnings in Italy, came to affect the whole of Europe, with innovations in Renaissance painting, sculpture and architecture. Vasari, the first modern art historian, recorded the activities of his contemporaries and contributed to their long-term celebrity. Although an admirer of the High Renaissance, he was working in the new and more elaborate court style, known as Mannerism. It was this style that was later taken up in the courts of northern Europe, although the results were very different from those in Italy. The most important new development was printing, and illustrated books and prints by Dürer and his contemporaries made images familiar to a wide audience, as well as providing sources for design and ornament. Printed books and pamphlets would play a central role in spreading new religious ideas during the Reformation period.

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Online course: European Art of the High Renaissance: Raphael to Dürer

20 September 2023 - 6 December 2023

£395.00

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Header image: The Three Fates, Tapestry, early 16th century, © Victoria and Albert Museum, London