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HA4082: PAINTING IN TUDOR AND EARLY STUART ENGLAND (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:35


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
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Helen Pierce

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

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

  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

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 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (30%); continuous assessment (60%) [2 essays of 2,500 words each (20% each); 1 visual-based test of one hour (20%)]; class participation (10%).

Essay 1 develops the student's response to the question addressed by their group presentation.
A single essay topic designed to encourage independent research and critical thinking is provided for essay 2. An increased essay length at Level 4 enables the demonstration of detailed knowledge and understanding of a specialist topic.
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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