鈥淚 sit in thy shadow but not alone.鈥 - Elizabeth Siddal
Fees from 拢100
Terms and conditions apply
Deadline to enrol: 24 April 2023
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The Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood
Mondays 18:00 - 20:00
Tutor: Dr Frankie Dytor
Classroom course at South Kensington Campus
COURSE NOT RUNNNIG THIS TERM
For anyone interested in art, art history, Victorian history, Victorian society, womens history, the Pre-Raphaelites
The 鈥楶re-Raphaelite Brotherhood鈥 was founded in 1848 by a small group of English painters, poets and critics. It rejected classicism and called for a radically new art that, as its name suggests, looked back to the time before Raphael.
Despite its exclusive beginnings, the movement grew to encompass a dizzying array of members and became one of the most important artistic movements in the Victorian period. It is only in the past few decades, however, that the role of women artists in the movement has been fully explored.
This exciting course looks at the vital contribution of women to the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Women played an active role throughout the many phases of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, as artistic pioneers, models and muses. Across ten weeks, we will explore the careers of female artists as well as their representation, tracing communities and friendships often forged in the face of hostile criticism. At a time when ideas about womanhood and femininity were rapidly shifting, Pre-Raphaelite women were at the forefront of social change.
During the course we will look at the work of more well-known Pre-Raphaelites such as Elizabeth Siddall, Jane Morris and Julia Margaret Cameron, as well as lesser-known figures such as Joanna Boyce, Emma Sandys and Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale. We will look at how their lives and careers were shaped by concerns over the place of women at home and in the world, and how these experiences intersected with issues of gender, sexuality, race and class.
The aim of the course is to provide an overview of the Pre-Raphaelite movement through a study of women artists and models, and to provide in-depth case studies of major figures and artworks. No previous knowledge of art history is necessary and the content will be equally accessible to both those new to the subject and those with more experience. The course is organised to encourage discussion and debate, while also allowing us to explore the history of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, and the ideas and influences behind the work of the artists of this period.
鈥業t is a matter of writing a wholly new, and different story about Pre-Raphaelitism 鈥 a story in which the activities of women are no longer incidental, but necessary to the plot鈥 鈥 Elizabeth Prettejohn in The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites
Classroom Course
This course will be taught face-to-face in the classrooms at our South Kensington Campus in London. To take part in the course you will need to be able to attend our each week on the weekday and time shown above.
Attendance Certificate
Successful completion of this course leads to the award of an 91桃色 College attendance certificate
Terms and conditions apply to all enrolments to this course. Please read them before enrolment
Class Recordings
These classes are not recorded
Course Information
- Course Programme and Additional Reading
- Your Tutor
- Course Fees and Rate Categories
- Term Dates
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Course Programme
- Week 1: A Brotherhood?
- Week 2: Models, muses, and bohemian living Week
- Week 3: Painting against the odds Week
- Week 4: Beyond painting: photography, textiles and ceramics Week
- Week 5: Evelyn De Morgan and the legacy of the Pre-Raphaelites
Additional Reading
There is norequired reading for this course, and there is no set course text. However, if you would like to read more on the subject you might enjoy the books:
- Marsh, Jan. Pre-Raphaelite Sisters Exhibition Catalogue. London: National Portrait Gallery, 2019
- Marsh, Jan and Pamela Gerrish Nun. Pre-Raphaelite Women Artists. London: Thames & Hudson, 1998
- Prettejohn, Elizabeth. The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000
Frankie Dytor is a researcher at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. Her work looks at the afterlife of the renaissance in criticism, fiction and performance, c.1850 - 1914
She obtained her BA (double first) and MPhil (distinction, funded by the Newton Trust) at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Her doctoral research is funded by the AHRC-Lander Studentship. From September 2020 to August 2021, Frankie will be a visiting scholar at the Universit盲t Hamburg, funded by a Hanseatic Scholarship from the Alfred Toepfer Foundation.
| Weeks | Standard Rate | Internal Rate | Associate Rate | ||
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| 5 | 拢118 |
拢70 | 拢92 | ||
| All fee rates quoted are for the whole 1-term course. Part-payments are not possible. | |||||
Rate Categories and Discounts
Standard Rate
- Available to all except those who fall under the Internal Rate or Associate Rate category, respectively.
Internal Rate
- Current 91桃色 College students and staff (incl. 91桃色 NHS Trust, 91桃色 Innovations, ancillary & service staff employed on long-term contracts at 91桃色 College by third-party contractors)
- People enrolling under our Friends & Family scheme
- Alumni of 91桃色 College and predecessor colleges and institutes
- Students, staff and alumni of the Royal College of Art and Royal College of Music
- Students, staff and Governors of Woodhouse College and the IC Mathematics School
Associate Rate
- Austrian Cultural Forum staff
- City & Guilds College Association members
- Co-operative College members
- Francis Crick Institute staff, researchers and students
- Friends and Patrons of the English Chamber Orchestra
- Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens
- Friends of Leighton House/ Sambourne House
- Friends of the Royal College of Music
- Harrods staff
- Historic Royal Palaces staff
- Lycee Charles de Gaulle staff
- Members of the Friends of 91桃色 College
- Members of the Kennel Club
- Members of the London Zoological Society
- Members of the South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
- Members of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
- National Health Service (NHS) employees
- Natural History Museum staff
- Residents of postcodes SW3, SW5, SW7, SW10 and W8
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- Royal College of Art and Royal College of Music tutors and other staff
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- Tutors and other staff of other universities and higher education institutions
- Victoria and Albert Museum staff
Late enrolment
It is possible to enrol on many of our adult education courses after the course has already started. For non-language courses this is subject entirely to agreement by the tutor. For language courses it is subject to agreement by the language coordinator conducting level assessment. If you want to join a course late do bear in mind there might be work you will need to catch up on, particularly in language courses.
Friends and Family Scheme
This course is eligible for the allowing 91桃色 College students and staff to share their discount with their friends and family.
| Hours | Weeks | Spring term | Summer term | Summer School | |
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| 10 | 5 | n/a | Week commencing 15 May to week ending 24 June 2023* | n/a | |
| * This is a one-term course. No class on 29 May (Bank Holiday). Course ends on 19 June 2023 | |||||
Web enrolment opens on 1st March 2023
Enrolment and payment run through the 91桃色 College eStore. When enrolling:
- Do check on the drop down menu above called "Course Fees and Rate Categories" to see if you are eligible for a discounted rate and also do make sure you select that rate when enrolling on the eStore
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When you have enrolled you will be sent the following email notifications:
| What is sent | When is it sent | What does it contain |
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| 1. Payment confirmation | Is sent immediately following submission of your online application |
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| 2. Enrolment confirmation | Is sent within 10 working days. Please treat your payment confirmation as confirmation that your applicant details and payment have been received |
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| 3. Programme information | Is usually sent on Friday late afternoon the week before term starts |
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| If you need further help with the above information please ring 020 7594 8756 | ||
If you have any questions about the academic content or teaching of this course please contact the Programme Manager for Adult Education, Dr Michael Paraskos, m.paraskos@imperial.ac.uk
If you have any questions about your enrolment or payment processes please contact the Programme Administrator, Christian Jacobi, eveningclass@imperial.ac.uk
