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Arts of Europe
Christie's Education
History of Art and Connoisseurship
| Application Deadline: | Rolling Admissions. Students advised to apply as soon as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 20,500 | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Christie's Education and Glasgow University have been associated with each other for over 20 years. We share the same commitment to providing the highest quality education in art history. This is a full-time postgraduate degree providing an education that will open up pathways into a range of careers in the art world, and can also lead to further post-graduate study.
This course explores the visual and material culture that forms the roots of Western civilisation. The works of art studied are the basis of many of the great national collections in Europe, the Americas and Australia. They include: Greek ceramics, Roman glass, medieval metalwork and ivories, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture and panel paintings of the Renaissance. The course is appropriate for those who want to develop specialist knowledge of the history, materials, production processes, iconography, historiography and museum presentation of this material. The methodologies used are cross-disciplinary, embracing archaeology, art history, cultural studies and anthropology.
You will produce written work that ranges from analytical writing to exhibition reviews and curatorial reports. You will be introduced to museum and auction house systems for classifying objects and study different models of museum and gallery display. A unique feature of the programme is that the Master's Thesis takes the form of a proposed exhibition catalogue. Above all, the course aims to stimulate critical awareness, engendering a creative and informed understanding of art and the art world.
Contents
Most of the teaching at Christie's Education is done through small tutorial groups. Each student will be assigned a tutor who will supervise their work and assess their progress over the year. Supervision will be provided individually for thesis planning and course work. Study trips both in the UK and abroad are an integral part of the courses and are not charged as extras.
Coursework is assessed through a system of component credits. To qualify for the award of the MLitt degree, students must successfully achieve the appropriate standard in a range of work. In addition to regular written assignments and seminar presentations, students sit the professional cataloguing examination where they are required to catalogue a range of objects, taken directly from the sale room, to Christie's Auction House standards. The main academic piece of work is the thesis, which take the form of an exhibition catalogue and is carried out individually by the student under the supervision of their tutor. This critical piece of work is designed to enable students to display all the key academic and professional skills learned on the programme.
Course Content:
- The Art and Culture of Ancient Iraq, Persia, and Egypt
- Depiction of the Human form in Greek and Hellenistic Art
- Architectural Form and Meaning in the Ancient World
- Art, Politics and Power during the Roman Empire
- The New Art of the Early Christian era
- The Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Illuminated Manuscripts and Metalwork
- Sacred and Luxurious Art before and after Charlemagne
- Byzantium and its culture
- Colour and Narrative in Medieval Stained Glass, Panel Painting and Illuminated Manuscripts
- Ivory, Enamels and Textiles from the Treasuries of Europe
- The Birth of Italian Painting: Duccio, Giotto and the Trecento
- International Gothic and the Princely Courts of Europe
- Re-inventing Sculpture and Architecture in Early Renaissance Europe
- Icons of the High Renaissance: Raphael, Leonardo, and Michelangelo
Course Components:
- Core Lecture Series: c.3000 BC to AD 1527. Underpins all components of the programme.
- Study Trips: Two international trips a year to major sites in Europe or the Americas supplement regular visits to UK sites throughout the year and are included in the basic fee.
- Object-based study is central to our teaching: Training relevant to the public and commercial art worlds; practical and research based study of materials and techniques, scientific analysis, style, dating, quality and authenticity.
- Cataloguing to auction house and museum standards: Handling sessions, warehouse and museum visits; professional cataloguing exam.
- Gallery and Curatorial Studies: Engage with current debates about curating and devise fresh approaches to the display of art works. Explore practices in art criticism developing skills to review exhibitions and produce reports.
- Culture and Ideology Seminars: The importance of iconography, patronage and artistic context of early European works of art is discussed in small groups. Students acquire the skills to deliver presentations and generate seminar discussion.
- Methodology Seminars: The analysis of technical, art-historical and interpretative texts which provide transferable skills for independent research and individual development.
- Thesis: Your opportunity to create an exhibition on a small group of objects, independently researched and catalogued, where the key academic and professional skills learned on the programme are utilised.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
This course is open to all students with a university education although preference will be given to those with a degree in the History of Art.
We welcome applications from mature students who have experience or knowledge of art, but may not have graduated in art history. We welcome students who have studied other periods of art history or graduates in archaeology, classics, history or languages. Non English speaking students must have IELTS 8 or equivalent.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 8.0 |
Accreditation
Christie's Education is accredited by the University of Glasgow in the UK and the New York State Board of Regents in the USA.
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