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Paintings from an Artist’s Perspective
This class explores visual imagination from an artist’s point of view, revealing how a painter transforms ideas into physical works of art. Instructor: Stuart Shils
Dutch Art in the Time of Rembrandt and Vermeer: A Look at the “Non-Golden Age”
Examine the masters of the Dutch Golden Age while also considering the social and political issues of the time. Instructor: Ashley West
The Classical Tradition in Modern Art
Learn how some modern artists looked to classical myths, artifacts, and ideas for inspiration. Instructor: Naina Saligram
Artists As Cultivators
This course, taught by the curators of the PAFA exhibition, examines how artists use nature to explore issues of American identity. Instructors: Anna O. Marley, Leah Triplett Harrington
Online Talk: Annual Violette de Mazia Lecture
Retired FBI special agent Robert K. Wittman details his 20-year career as an art detective.
Close-Looking Immersion: Picasso’s Acrobat and Young Harlequin
This new series of single-session immersions focuses on individual works in the collection. Instructor: Michael Williamson
Fashion Photography: The Magazine as Canvas
Survey the key artists who blurred the lines between fine art and commercial photography, forever changing print media. Instructor: Stephanie Sporn
Works on Paper in the Barnes Collection
Explore the Barnes collection’s rich array of works on paper, including images in ink, graphite, watercolor, tempera, pastel, and gouache. Instructor: Christine Stoughton
Portraiture at the Barnes: From the 15th Century to Modernism
Uncover the wide range of expression that portraits at the Barnes offer. Instructor: Laura L. Watts
The Japanese American Century: Noguchi, Nakashima, and Asawa
Examine the critical contributions Japanese American artists made to the 20th-century art world. Instructor: Joseph Tokumasu Field
Exploring Pictorial Space
Take a closer look at the ways artists create the illusion of depth in paintings and other works of two-dimensional art. Instructor: Michael Williamson
Close-Looking Immersion: Matisse’s Red Madras Headdress
This new series of single-session immersions focuses on individual works in the collection. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Mary Cassatt at Work
Explore Cassatt's methods, materials, and contributions to modernism with the curators of the PMA exhibition. Instructors: Laurel Garber, Jennifer Thompson.
The Barnes–de Mazia Certificate Program
This special track offers an immersion in the Barnes Method and an introduction to other interpretive approaches.
Horticulture Certificate Program
Our three-year certificate program covers horticultural science, methods, and design.