Art Nouveau: Astonishing Jewels - From School to Museum (4h)
Discover the history and creations of a disruptively innovative artistic movement, which, at the dawn of the 20th century, forever changed the Jewelry Arts.
The culmination of the course is a visit to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the Galerie des Bijoux, whose collection of Art Nouveau jewelry is one of the most important in the world.
Starting from jewelry creations of the famous René Lalique, Vever, Fouquet, and many other less-known jewelers, you will decode the Art Nouveau style. The professors will help you appreciate the audacious innovations of these visionaries, while placing this movement in the context of an era of great transformations, the “Belle Époque”.
About the Course
Sensuality, femininity, softness of colors and curves, but also extraordinary creatures…Enter into the vision of the world particular to artist-jewelers of the beginning of the 20th century.
Art Nouveau marked a turning point in the history of art and of jewelry, by offering a radically different aesthetic. Only the historical, economic and social conditions of this very unique period could allow this unusual blossoming.
We also offer a 2-hour version of this course, focused only on an introduction of the history of Art Nouveau jewelry: "Art Nouveau: Astonishing Jewels". In 4 hours, the course "Art Nouveau: Astonishing Jewels - From School to Museum", includes the knowledge covered in the course "Art Nouveau: Astonishing Jewels"; it is therefore not recommended for the same person to take both courses.
Sit back and relax
- This course is conducted by two art historians
- You are welcomed by your teachers before the class starts: a chance to meet each other and share experiences.
- You don’t need to bring any specific material.
- A certificate is given at the end of the class.
- Participate in "A History of Jewelry, from Louis XIV to Art Deco", to deepen your knowledge of jewelry's evolution.
- After each class, teachers deliver a list of books, podcasts, websites, museums related to the course attended.
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All the teachers are passionate experts chosen for their enthusiasm and skill in transmitting their knowledge.
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