Art Appreciation

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    Art History from Raphael to Picasso
    An 8-part course with James Earle
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    The old masters created some of the most beloved works of art in the world! Discover them in this art history survey course, and journey from the High Renaissance and through the twentieth century.

    The old masters created some of the most beloved works of art in the world! Discover them in this art history survey course, and journey from the High Renaissance and through the twentieth century.

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    American Indian Art, Culture & Symbols
    A 5-part course with Kenney Mencher
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    Explore the art, culture, symbols, and practices of American Indian and First Nations peoples in this course. Review the basic elements of art criticism including form, content, and symbolism.

    Explore the art, culture, symbols, and practices of American Indian and First Nations peoples in this course. Review the basic elements of art criticism including form, content, and symbolism.

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    Art History & Movements
    A 7-part course with Little Art Talks
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    Explore the difference between an art period and movement, and about various art movements including impressionism, dadaism, minimalism, suprematism, pop art, and readymade art.

    Explore the difference between an art period and movement, and about various art movements including impressionism, dadaism, minimalism, suprematism, pop art, and readymade art.

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    Art Terms You Should Know
    A 9-part course with Little Art Talks
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    Learn the meaning and history behind art history terms in nine simple lessons. From “avant-garde” to “chiaroscuro,” from “impasto” to “iconoclasm,” these terms unlock a world of art appreciation.

    Learn the meaning and history behind art history terms in nine simple lessons. From “avant-garde” to “chiaroscuro,” from “impasto” to “iconoclasm,” these terms unlock a world of art appreciation.

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    The History of Japanese Art
    A 7-part course with Little Art Talks
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    The history of art in Japan is intertwined with the nation's tumultuous past. Discover Japanese art from Neolithic pottery to the Heian period scroll paintings in this art history course!

    The history of art in Japan is intertwined with the nation's tumultuous past. Discover Japanese art from Neolithic pottery to the Heian period scroll paintings in this art history course!

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    The Strange History of Color in Art
    An 8-part course with Little Art Talks
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    Paints used by artists to make magnificent works of art sometimes have stories just as interesting as the works created. In this art history course, discover the stories behind famous colors.

    Paints used by artists to make magnificent works of art sometimes have stories just as interesting as the works created. In this art history course, discover the stories behind famous colors.

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    Art Analysis for A Level Exams
    A 5-part course with A Level Revison
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    This course from A Level Revision covers how art is used to communicate, how this occurs in specific art styles, and why history behind common themes is an important foundation for analysis.

    This course from A Level Revision covers how art is used to communicate, how this occurs in specific art styles, and why history behind common themes is an important foundation for analysis.

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    Art History and Appreciation
    A 12-part course with Multiple Teachers
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    Explore art through the ages! From ancient Rome to Andy Warhol, you’ll review the theory and context that have shaped some of the most influential works of art in history.

    Explore art through the ages! From ancient Rome to Andy Warhol, you’ll review the theory and context that have shaped some of the most influential works of art in history.

  • Try to learn something about everything and everything about something. -Thomas Huxley
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    How Semiotics Makes Meaning from Signs
    A lesson with Little Art Talks
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    How do we look at an image and gain meaning from it? Here's an introduction to semiotics, the types of signs we use, and how these create meaning in art!

    How do we look at an image and gain meaning from it? Here's an introduction to semiotics, the types of signs we use, and how these create meaning in art!

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    Leonardo da Vinci's Sfumato Technique
    A lesson with Little Art Talks
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    What is the sfumato painting technique and how did it impact art history? Learn about this Italian word and who popularized the use of sfumato.

    What is the sfumato painting technique and how did it impact art history? Learn about this Italian word and who popularized the use of sfumato.

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    Understanding Iconography in Art
    A lesson with Little Art Talks
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    What is iconography and why is it important in art history? Look at examples of iconography in art and learn which art works under iconographic analysis.

    What is iconography and why is it important in art history? Look at examples of iconography in art and learn which art works under iconographic analysis.

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    Japanese woodblock prints & sōsaku hanga
    A lesson with Lucas Livingston
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    How religious tolerance can inspire art
    A lesson with Lucas Livingston
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    Kehinde Wiley reimagines old portraits because 'if Blac...
    A lesson with PRI's The World
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    Kehinde Wiley thinks art, at its best, highlights what we as human beings value. That's why all his portraits have at their center a person of color.

    Kehinde Wiley thinks art, at its best, highlights what we as human beings value. That's why all his portraits have at their center a person of color.

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    There's more to Norwegian artist Edvard Munch than 'The...
    A lesson with PRI's The World
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    Edvard Munch was a glum, depressed and obsessed artist. Right? Wrong, says the man who created a graphic biography that reveals another side of the painter.

    Edvard Munch was a glum, depressed and obsessed artist. Right? Wrong, says the man who created a graphic biography that reveals another side of the painter.

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    How loss helped one artist find beauty in imperfection
    A lesson with Alyssa Monks
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    Painter Alyssa Monks finds beauty and inspiration in the unknown, the unpredictable and even the awful. In a poetic, intimate talk, she describes the interac...

    Painter Alyssa Monks finds beauty and inspiration in the unknown, the unpredictable and even the awful. In a poetic, intimate talk, she describes the interac...

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    Nobel winners get cash, a gold medal and a piece of ori...
    A lesson with PRI's The World
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    At awards ceremonies in December, Nobel winners will receive their share of each million-dollar prize and a gold medal. Most will also get something more obs...

    At awards ceremonies in December, Nobel winners will receive their share of each million-dollar prize and a gold medal. Most will also get something more obs...

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