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HA4082: 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 4
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Helen Pierce

Qualification Prerequisites

  • Programme Level 4

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

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • HA3082 Painting in Tudor and Early Stuart England (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

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 two-hour written examination (40%)

1 written assignment with formative feedback (3,500 words)

1 visual-based test of one hour (20%)

Class participation (10%).

 
Resit: Normally no resit available.

Formative Assessment

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.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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