Art and architecture
Art and architecture are easier to follow once you know what each period was reacting against, and what materials made possible. This course covers the main movements and gives you a method for looking at any work or building.
What you'll learn
10 chapters, then the quiz
- 01How to lookA practical method.
- 02Ancient and classicalOrder and proportion.
- 03MedievalLight as theology.
- 04Renaissance and BaroquePerspective and drama.
- 05Towards modern art1800 to 1900.
- 06Modern artBreaking the frame.
- 07Modern architectureNew materials, new rules.
- 08Traditions beyond the western canonA wider view.
- 09Buildings and citiesArchitecture as public life.
- 10Art nowMarket, museum, screen.
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