AL 34404 - Britain in Portrait

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Arts and Letters (Non-dept.)

Description:

Britain has a rich and varied history of portraiture, stretching from medieval tombs and the images of kings and queens at Westminster Abbey to the exploration of film and multiple images as portraiture techniques in the twenty-first century. Many of these finest examples are to be found in London, notably at the National Portrait Gallery (close to the ND London Centre). This course will use these collections to study the development of portraiture in Britain from its earliest days to the present. Portraits will be considered in terms of the economic context in which they were painted, studio practice, artistic convention, and changing attitudes to women, children and less privileged social groups.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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