Course · 5 of 19 dates · Scheduled

Western Art from Classicism to Impressionism

An evening course on Western European art from classicism to late Victorian art and Impressionism.

Event details

Date
Time
– GMT (Europe/London)
Format
In person
Venue
Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, United Kingdom
Organiser
Imperial College London

Enrolment for the complete two-term course is open to all.

Venus on her shell and the figure holding out a cloak to her, from Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, cut out on black.

All dates

  1. 21Wed, Oct 20266:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  2. 28Wed, Oct 20266:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  3. 4Wed, Nov 20266:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  4. 11Wed, Nov 20266:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  5. 18Wed, Nov 2026This date
  6. 25Wed, Nov 20266:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  7. 2Wed, Dec 20266:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  8. 9Wed, Dec 20266:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  9. 16Wed, Dec 20266:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  10. 6Wed, Jan 20276:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  11. 13Wed, Jan 20276:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  12. 20Wed, Jan 20276:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  13. 27Wed, Jan 20276:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  14. 3Wed, Feb 20276:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  15. 10Wed, Feb 20276:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  16. 24Wed, Feb 20276:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  17. 3Wed, Mar 20276:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  18. 10Wed, Mar 20276:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  19. 17Wed, Mar 20276:00 pm to 8:00 pm

About this course

The course looks at artists, pivotal works of art, their historical background, and artistic movements across the centuries. Classes run on Wednesday evenings from 18:00 at the South Kensington campus from 21 October, with the last class of 2026 on the 16 December, with the course ending on 17 March 2027, plus a guided visit to the National Gallery on the 19 March 2027. This complete two-term course is not exclusive to Imperial students. It is open to all and runs every year from October to March.

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