History of Art
King Edward VI College Stourbridge - Dudley
01384398100
Lower High Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1TD
Course summary

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.

Entry requirements

GCSE grade 5 in either English language or English literature or history.

How you'll be assessed

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.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionWest Midlands
Local AuthorityDudley
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressLower High Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1TD