| Unit name | Revivals and Reception in Victorian Art |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HARTM0018 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Prettejohn |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of History of Art (Historical Studies) |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit brings together the study of Victorian visual art, often configured as a series of `revivals` of the art of the past, and recent scholarly interest in theories of reception, developed initially in literary contexts. The unit explores two related research questions. How did Victorian artists draw on subjects and styles of the past to invigorate their modern artistic practices? And how did their work help to shape the modern understanding of the western artistic tradition? Topics may include the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's avowed engagement with the art of the Early Renaissance; revivals of interest in artists such as Botticelli, Leonardo, Giorgione, Mantegna, and Velazquez; Victorian classicism; the links between British Impressionism and the art of the eighteenth century. The unit draws on the abundant primary documentation that is available for the study of both Victorian art and the historiography of art in the Victorian period.
