107-035 Issues in 19th Century Art Patronage

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Usually 12.5 points of First Year Art History, see Prerequisites.

Semester

Subject Description

This subject will examine the collecting and patronage of art in Europe and Australia during the 19th century. Historical sources and a range of critical methodologies will be used to investigate collecting and patronage in terms of its social, historical and theoretical contexts. Issues to be examined include institutional structures (museums, exhibitions, artists, groups, art unions, etc.); private patronage; the development of the commercial market; the role of nationalism, location, gender and class in determining patterns of collecting. The subject enables students to develop familiarity with the key historical texts and writers on art collecting and patronage in 19th century Europe and Australia, and with the social, historical and theoretical contexts of collecting and patronage during the 19th century.