History of Art enables you to explore many aspects of art and architecture from around the world. You learn how to analyse and interpret architecture, painting and sculpture within its historical and artistic context. It is a multi-disciplinary subject which involves utilising aspects from many subjects such as History, English, Geography, Politics etc. It also looks at wider issues such as gender, ethnicity, patriarchy, social class and religion, and the changing nature of these issues through time. In developing the skills of analysis and interpretation, you will look at a wide range of examples of art and architecture drawn from Ancient Greece right through to the present day. You will study two themes – Identities and Nature. These themes enable you to look at developments in art and to make connections between movements and periods across time and place, it includes the study of key artists and architects such as Turner, Van Gogh & Sir Christopher Wren. You will also study two specific historical periods in depth – Renaissance art in Italy 1420–1520, and British and French art of the late 19th century. This will include in depth study of these societies at the time and the study of artists and architects such as Raphael, Michelangelo, and William Morris, Renoir & Monet in the 19th century.
GCSE grade 5 in either English language or English literature or history.
There are two 3-hour exams – Paper 1 has questions on Visual Analysis, Nature and Identities. Paper 2 has questions on the Renaissance and British and French Art in the late 19th century.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Dudley |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Lower High Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1TD |
History of Art enables you to explore many aspects of art and architecture from around the world. You learn how to analyse and interpret architecture, painting and sculpture within its historical and artistic context. It is a multi-disciplinary subject which involves utilising aspects from many subjects such as History, English, Geography, Politics etc. It also looks at wider issues such as gender, ethnicity, patriarchy, social class and religion, and the changing nature of these issues through time. In developing the skills of analysis and interpretation, you will look at a wide range of examples of art and architecture drawn from Ancient Greece right through to the present day. You will study two themes – Identities and Nature. These themes enable you to look at developments in art and to make connections between movements and periods across time and place, it includes the study of key artists and architects such as Turner, Van Gogh & Sir Christopher Wren. You will also study two specific historical periods in depth – Renaissance art in Italy 1420–1520, and British and French art of the late 19th century. This will include in depth study of these societies at the time and the study of artists and architects such as Raphael, Michelangelo, and William Morris, Renoir & Monet in the 19th century.
GCSE grade 5 in either English language or English literature or history.
There are two 3-hour exams – Paper 1 has questions on Visual Analysis, Nature and Identities. Paper 2 has questions on the Renaissance and British and French Art in the late 19th century.