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Art Appreciation: Art Copies, Forgeries and Fakes (Free London Taster)
Course details
Course code
Q00017181Course date
Number of classes
1 sessionsTimetable
Tutor
Jolanta JagielloFee:
How you'll learn
Venue
OnlineLevel of study
Entry Levels 1,2,3: If you have never studied this subject before and you’re not confident in your skills, Entry levels are a good starting point.
Level 1: Covers basic skills and knowledge needed for this subject
Level 2: Building on basic knowledge or experience. Similar to Grade 4/ C at GCSE or O level in England or Standards in Scotland.
Level 3: Learn about the topic in-depth and have a broad range of skills. Independent working Equivalent to an A level in England or Higher in Scotland.
Beginners: A perfect introduction if you have no experience and skills in this subject.
Improvers: The next step if you have basic skills or knowledge but want to progress them further.
Advanced: Build on the solid experience and skills you have in this subject, applying your skills and knowledge in a more complex way.
Course overview
Course description
Artworks have been copied for centuries, whether as part of the artistic training of artists in Renaissance workshops, or by women artists copying the great masters in the Louvre for tourists to take home as souvenirs in the 19th Century. Copies of great artworks have existed, in the form of prints, making them accessible to a wider audience, than just the wealthy art collector who can own the original. This taster explores how copies have fooled wealthy art collectors and the art dealers who sold them knowingly or not.
The forgers, brilliantly skilled artists themselves, experts on the artworks they copy, faking the materials and processes used to produce them. Also, with ability to create the lost artworks of a great master, provide the provenance, and appeal to the egos of art historians looking for the lost masterpiece to seal their professional reputations. How were they caught, punished, and how did they reinvent themselves? Meet the forgers made famous by their discovery, celebrities, now in their own right; either selling their own original artworks or ‘Genuine Fakes’, while some of their forgeries are still circulating in the art market today.
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