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Art in the Time of Jane Austen

The Newberry
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Explore the vibrant world of late Georgian and Regency British art, with a focus on the influence and themes found in the works of famed author Jane Austen. Discover the brilliance of artists like Reynolds, Gainsborough, and Turner, and how their creations shaped the visual landscape of the era. Delve into the dynamic artistic movements of the time in this intriguing course.

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  • 60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL
  • 10 hours over 5 sessions
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The work of author Jane Austen can teach us a lot about the landscape of visual art in late Georgian and Regency Britain.

In a time of unprecedented social and cultural changes, the visual arts flourished in late Georgian and Regency Britain. We will explore this dynamic world of art with frequent reference to the life, writing, and concerns of the era’s most famous author, Jane Austen (1775-1817).

The portraiture of Reynolds, Gainsborough, and Lawrence, the prevalence of Classicism counteracted by the Gothic Revival and the first stirrings of Romanticism, and the landscape paintings of Turner and Constable, all attest to the creative brilliance of the age.

Jeffrey Nigro is a Research Associate in the Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium and an Adjunct Lecturer at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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  • Digital Course Packet

First Reading

  • Please read for the first session: The Discourses of Sir Joshua Reynolds. John Burnet, ed. London, 1842: Discourse III, pp, 36-51; Discourse IV: pp. 52-72.

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Requests for refunds must be received in writing. To request a refund, email us at [email protected].

  • For single- and two-session seminars, tuition (less 10% processing fee) is refundable until 2 business day before the seminar begins.
  • For seminars meeting more than twice, tuition (less 10% processing fee) is refundable until 2 business day prior to the second class meeting; we cannot give a refund once the seminar has met a second time.
After this the class has met (for the second time in a longer course) we pay our instructors and do not give any refunds. We do not offer letters of credit.

If the seminar fails to reach a minimum of seven registrations before the early registration deadline (one week before the first day of the term), the seminar will be canceled and all participants will be refunded less a 5% non-refundable registration fee. The instructor is required to teach the seminar if it reaches seven registrations prior to the early registration deadline. In some cases, a seminar may be offered with fewer than seven registrations at the option of the instructor.

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The Newberry is a renowned research library that offers lectures, workshops, and teacher programs, fostering research, teaching, and lifelong learning in an atmosphere of free inquiry.

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