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Study art history at the Barnes, a leader in art education since 1925. Come learn in our galleries, or take classes online using our immersive, state-of-the-art platform that brings you closer to the work than ever before.
These traditional courses, derived from the teachings of Albert Barnes and Violette de Mazia, focus on formal analysis and direct visual engagement with works of art. In this method, close looking at art helps build critical-thinking skills that can be carried beyond the Barnes.
Discovering Daumier’s The Ribalds
This immersive workshop is an opportunity to study and discuss an individual work in the Barnes galleries. Instructor: William Perthes
Close-Looking Immersion: Cézanne’s Portrait of a Woman
Spend an hour with Cézanne’s haunting Portrait of a Woman. Instructor: William Perthes
Close-Looking Immersion: Rousseau’s Scouts Attacked by a Tiger
Spend an hour exploring this magnificently theatrical jungle scene. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
The Traditions of Art
Trace art’s evolution from ancient to modern times while immersed in the Barnes collection galleries. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
The Elements of Art
Learn the core principles of visual art by studying works in the Barnes collection. Instructor: William Perthes
Collection Concentration: Exploring American Arts
Explore American art and identity—from Glackens and Pippin to folk crafts and design. Instructor: William Perthes
The Elements of Art
Learn basic aesthetic principles and discover art’s communicative power by studying works in the Barnes collection. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
The Art of Looking: An Introduction to the Barnes Method
This interactive online course will teach you the basics of the Barnes Method of studying art, at your own pace.
Close-Looking Immersion: Manet’s Laundry
Using a meditative approach, this hour-long session offers an in-depth look at Manet’s masterful composition. Instructor: William Perthes
The Art of Display: Exploring the Barnes Ensembles
Uncover connections hidden in plain sight by studying Dr. Barnes’s enigmatic displays of art at your own pace.
Close-Looking Immersion: Gritchenko’s Fortified Town
Take a deep dive into this cityscape by Ukrainian artist Alexis Gritchenko. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Close-Looking Immersion: Cézanne’sGinger Jar
Discover hidden details in this hour devoted to observing and discussing the Cézanne still life. Instructor: William Perthes
Close-Looking Immersion: Renoir’s Young Mother
Take a deep dive into what is perhaps Renoir’s modern, secular take on the Madonna and Child subject. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Close-Looking Immersion: Pissarro’s Garden in Full Sunlight
Examine Pissarro’s radiant brushwork using guided close looking and deep-zoom technology. Instructor: William Perthes