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 107-024 Art and Empire: Painting and Sculpture in Britain 1840-1914

Note

Formerly available as 111-214/314 Historicism in European Art 1790-1880. Students who have completed 111-214/314 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Assoc Prof Ann Galbally

Prerequisites

Usually 12.5 points of Art History at first year, see Prerequisites

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

The production and critical reception of 19th and early 20th century British painting and sculpture and its underlying political and social concerns. Special attention is paid to the Pre-Raphaelites, the Victorian Olympians, the 'New' Sculpture of Aubrey Beardsley and the graphic arts of the 1890s and Edwardian artists Walter Sickert and John Singer Sargeant. Students who complete this subject should: have an understanding of how contemporary events and issues were reflected in 19th and early 20th century British art; have an understanding of the role of women as producers of, and as subjects within the art of the period; have developed skills in analysing art, and design based on literary and historical sources.

Assessment

A classpaper of 2000 words and an essay of 2000 words.

Prescribed Texts

  • J Trenherz, Victorian Painting. 1993.


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