2 Audley Square
Mayfair, London W1K
UK
Founded in 1994, THE COURSE offers art history lectures, opera and literature courses, guided museum visits and London walks.
This course will examine the changing face of the portrait from the 6th century to the present. It will look at how and why its meaning and function have mutated and why artists are still drawn to this medium despite the advent of photography. It will also explore whether a portrait has to convey an accurate likeness and how artists went about trying to convey “character”.
TITIAN TO VAN DYCK: Portraiture from Renaissance to Baroque
The new tradition of portraiture begun by Raphael, its origins and the emerging styles will be examined by looking at ancient Roman coins and paintings from 1350 – 1642, particularly the two master portraitists – Titian and van Dyck.