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Painting is unquestionably more than a simple activity. It’s imperative to understand the objects in the painting or the actions that are being done by the subjects. In this [course_title], you’ll get an introduction to the History of Painting including some best-known Renaissance painting such as Antonio del Pollaiuolo’s Hercules and Deianira (c. 1475-80), Garofalo’s The Conversion of Saint Paul, Peter Paul Rubens’s Hero and Leander, etc. Additionally, discover how to interpret a painting in a particular style.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Credit: Open Culture
Course Curriculum
| Lecture 1, Introduction to History Painting | 01:03:00 | ||
| Lecture 2, Unintended Consequences: Antonio del Pollaiuolo’s Hercules and Deianira (c. 1475-80) | 01:01:00 | ||
| Lecture 3, Darkness to Light: Garofalo’s The Conversion of Saint Paul | 00:51:00 | ||
| Lecture 4, “But, Lord, He Stinketh!”: Marco Pino’s The Resurrection of Lazarus | 01:07:00 | ||
| Lecture 5, Against Nature: Peter Paul Rubens’s Hero and Leander | 01:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 6, “To Paint the Way the Spartans Spoke”: Gavin Hamilton’s The Death of Lucretia | 01:03:00 | ||
| Lecture 7, Benjamin West’s Agrippina Landing at Brundisium with the Ashes of Germanicus | 00:57:00 | ||
| Lecture 8, John Trumbull and Historical Fiction: The Battle of Bunker’s Hill, June 17, 1775 (1786) | 00:56:00 | ||
| Lecture 9, Find the Hero: Ary Scheffer’s The Retreat of Napoleon’s Army from Russia in 1812 (1826) | 01:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 10, Handwriting on the Wall: John Martin’s Belshazzar’s Feast (1820) | 01:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 11, History at the Academy & the Salon: Jean-Léon Gérôme’s Ave Caesar! Morituri te salutant | 01:03:00 | ||
| Lecture 12, History Painting after Two World Wars: Anselm Kiefer’s Die Ungeborenen | 01:11:00 | ||
| Assessment | |||
| Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Certification | 00:00:00 | ||
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