Course
Making a masterpiece
Organised by National Gallery
Explore the history of artists’ materials and techniques on this four-week online course
About
This four-week course on the history of Western European art is designed to explore the history of materials and techniques used in the making of paintings, drawings and prints.
The sessions will look at how the discoveries of new materials and the development of new technologies influenced the making of art.
Each week, different periods of art history will be explored, starting with the methods and materials of the early Renaissance and taking us to the technical developments of the early 20th century.
Your tutor
Born in Paris in 1976, Aliki Braine studied at The Ruskin School of Fine Art, Oxford, The Slade School of Fine Art, London and The Courtauld Institute where she was awarded a distinction for her masters in 17th-century painting. Having worked for the National Gallery’s Education Department for 20 years, she is now an Associate Lecturer at Camberwell College of Art and delivers lectures and courses for the Wallace Collection, the Arts Society and Christie’s Education. Aliki is a practising artist who regularly exhibits her photographic work internationally.