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Collection Concentration: Medieval Modern (8.22)
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Collection Concentration: Medieval Modern (8.22)

Wednesday, January 25–April 26, 1–4 pm ET

Explore how modern artists like Van Gogh and Matisse looked to medieval art for inspiration.  

Instructor: Kaelin Jewell

The Traditions of Art (8.22)
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

The Traditions of Art (8.22)

Mondays, August 22 - November 21, 1 – 4pm ET

Learn how modern artists adapted earlier traditions in developing a new visual language. 

Instructor: William Perthes

The Elements of Art (9.22)
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

The Elements of Art (9.22)

Thursdays, September 1 – December 8, 6 – 9pm ET

Learn basic aesthetic principles and discover art’s communicative power by studying works in the Barnes collection. 

Instructor: Kedra Kearis

The Birth of Fashion in the 19th Century
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

The Birth of Fashion in the 19th Century

Wednesdays, September 7– September 28, 1 – 3pm ET

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


Art and the Brain: Your Brain on Art
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Art and the Brain: Your Brain on Art

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



Botticelli and Renaissance Florence
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Botticelli and Renaissance Florence

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 Compton

Chinese Art in the Barnes Collection
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Chinese Art in the Barnes Collection

Tuesdays, October 11 - November 1, 12 - 2pm ET

Explore the Chinese collection at the Barnes in the context of Chinese art history and its collecting in America.

Instructor: Xiuqin Zhou


Discover the Barnes (12.22)
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Discover the Barnes (12.22)

Wednesday- December 14th, 10am - 4pm ET

A global approach: modern art and traditions from around the world

Instructors:  Martha Lucy, Kaelin Jewell, William Perthes, Michael Williamson


Early Modern Artists of Montmartre in the Barnes Collection
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Early Modern Artists of Montmartre in the Barnes Collection

Wednesdays, November 9 - December 7, 6 - 8pm

Explore the methods, materials, and styles of the early modern painters of Paris, including Matisse, Picasso, Derain, and Modigliani.

Instructor: Al Gury



European Painting and the Arts of Africa, 1900–1918
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

European Painting and the Arts of Africa, 1900–1918

Wednesdays, October 12 - November 2, 6 - 8pm ET

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



German Expressionism: Revolution and Resistance (11.22)
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

German Expressionism: Revolution and Resistance (11.22)

Wednesdays, November 1 - November 22, 6 - 8pm ET

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




Hearing Painting, Seeing Music
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Hearing Painting, Seeing Music

Thursdays, November 10 - December 8, 6 - 8pm ET

 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


Imagining Hell from Giotto to Grosz
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Imagining Hell from Giotto to Grosz

Mondays, October 10 - October 31, 6 - 8pm ET

 Explore artists’ depictions of hell across the centuries, in relation to religion, politics, literature, and artistic movements.

Instructor: Sheila Barker



Indivisible: Threads of American Art
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Indivisible: Threads of American Art

Thursdays, September 8 – 29, 1 – 3pm ET

This course identifies and explores some of the central threads that run through the history of American art and architecture.

Instructor: Matthew Palczynski



Learning to See (9.22)
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Learning to See (9.22)

Wednesdays, September 7 – September 28, 12 – 2pm ET

Learn how artists use visual media to communicate their unique experience of the world.
Instructor: Kaelin Jewell

Light in Art
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Light in Art

Wednesdays, November 9 - December 7, 1 - 3pm ET

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


Matisse and Color (10.22)
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Matisse and Color (10.22)

Tuesdays, October 11 – November 1, 2 – 4pm ET

This course examines how Matisse created a new way of using color—a style that became known as fauvism.

Instructor: Michael Williamson



Matisse and Color (11.22)
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Matisse and Color (11.22)

Wednesdays, November 9 - November 30, 4pm - 6pm ET

This course examines how Matisse created a new way of using color—a style that became known as fauvism.

Instructor: Michael Williamson



Matisse: The 1930's and Beyond
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Matisse: The 1930's and Beyond

Fridays, November 11–December 9, 12–2 pm ET

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.

Instructor:  Carman Mani and Ellen McBreen


Modigliani Up Close
Fall 2022
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Fall 2022

Modigliani Up Close

Thursdays, November 10 - December 8, 1 - 3pm

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