
28 Courses
Fall 2022
Explore how modern artists like Van Gogh and Matisse looked to medieval art for inspiration.
Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Fall 2022
Learn how modern artists adapted earlier traditions in developing a new visual language.
Instructor: William Perthes
Fall 2022
Learn basic aesthetic principles and discover art’s communicative power by studying works in the Barnes collection.
Instructor: Kedra Kearis
Fall 2022
In the late 1850s, fashion became a popular new form of personal expression in Paris. Explore paintings made during the height of the impressionist period (1860s–80s) to better understand the importance of fashion in the public life of the city.
Instructor: Caterina Y. Pierre
Fall 2022
Tuesdays, October 11 – November 1, 6 – 8pm ET
Art evokes emotion, perception, memory, reality, and so much more. How does the brain process this information?
Instructor: Karen A. Baskerville
Fall 2022
Wednesdays, November 9 - December 7, 1 - 2:30pm
Learn about Sandro Botticelli, a major figure in the artistic culture of Renaissance Florence, from an international team of experts.
Instructors: Rachel McGarry, Cecilia Frosinini, Tom Henry, Roberta Bartoli, Rebekah ComptonFall 2022
Explore the Chinese collection at the Barnes in the context of Chinese art history and its collecting in America.
Instructor: Xiuqin Zhou
Fall 2022
A global approach: modern art and traditions from around the world
Instructors: Martha Lucy, Kaelin Jewell, William Perthes, Michael Williamson
Fall 2022
Explore the methods, materials, and styles of the early modern painters of Paris, including Matisse, Picasso, Derain, and Modigliani.
Instructor: Al Gury
Fall 2022
This class aims to reinvigorate the well-documented story of European artists’ fascination with and appropriation of African art in the early decades of the 20th century. Focusing on the works of Vlaminck, Derain, Matisse, Picasso, Kirchner, and Modigliani.
Instructor- Naina Saligram
Fall 2022
Follow the expressionist movement and locate German works of art within the tumultuous political, racial, and sexual landscapes of the early 20th century.
Instructor: Ty Vanover
Fall 2022
Through a dynamic presentation of visual examples and musical excerpts, this interdisciplinary course illuminates the dialogue between painting and music throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Instructors: Hannah Chan-Hartley, Corrinne Chong
Fall 2022
Explore artists’ depictions of hell across the centuries, in relation to religion, politics, literature, and artistic movements.
Instructor: Sheila Barker
Fall 2022
This course identifies and explores some of the central threads that run through the history of American art and architecture.
Instructor: Matthew Palczynski
Fall 2022
Fall 2022
Through a close analysis of major works in the Barnes collection, we will explore how artists use light as a tool for creating both physical illusion and emotional meaning.
Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Fall 2022
This course examines how Matisse created a new way of using color—a style that became known as fauvism.
Instructor: Michael Williamson
Fall 2022
This course examines how Matisse created a new way of using color—a style that became known as fauvism.
Instructor: Michael Williamson
Fall 2022
A major artist in the Barnes collection, Matisse is the subject of a new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Led by two Matisse scholars, this course delves further into this critical decade in the artist’s career.
Fall 2022
Learn about the fascinating discoveries made about Modigliani’s materials and working methods from the curators and conservators behind the major exhibition Modigliani Up Close.
Instructors: Nancy Ireson, Simonetta Fraquelli, Matthew Gale, Margaret Little, Marie-Amélie Senot, Barbara Buckley, Annette King