HA3082: PAINTING IN TUDOR AND EARLY STUART ENGLAND (2017-2018)

Last modified: 25 May 2018 11:16

Course Overview

This module develops students' knowledge and understanding of early modern European painting, providing a chronological overview of elite portraiture and diplomatic commissions in England between 1530 and 1650. Artists studied in their English contexts include Hans Holbein, Nicholas Hilliard, Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony Van Dyck. Furthermore, this module asks important questions about the persuasive and diplomatic possibilities of the visual arts, the relationship between painter and patron, and the impact and legacy of foreign artists on British painting and visual culture through the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and beyond.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	3
Session	First Sub Session	Credit Points	30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus	None.	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Helen Pierce

Qualification Prerequisites

Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Programme Level 3
Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

HA3572 Holbein Rubens, Van Dyck: Art & Diplomacy at the English Court (Studied)
HA3582 Painting in Tudor and Early Stuart England (Studied)
HA4082 Painting in Tudor and Early Stuart England (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

This course develops students' knowledge and understanding of early modern European painting, providing a chronological overview of elite portraiture and diplomatic commissions in England between 1530 and 1650; furthermore, it asks important questions about the persuasive and diplomatic possibilities of the visual arts, the relationship between painter and patron, and the impact and legacy of foreign artists on British painting and visual culture through the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and beyond.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: 1 written assignment of 3,000 words (30%); 1 visual-based test of one hour (20%)]; class participation (10%) and 1 two-hour written examination (40%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

NB: All coursework must have been submitted.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

Informal verbal feedback on group presentations will be provided by the tutor. Formal written feedback will be provided by the tutor for both student essays, with verbal feedback also available to students as required.

Course Learning Outcomes