Program Overview

Courtauld Institute Programs

The Courtauld Institute is a research-led, independent college of the University of London, offering world-renowned programs in the history, conservation, curation, and business of art.

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs

The Courtauld Institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the history of art, conservation, and curation. These programs provide students with a comprehensive education in the field, preparing them for careers in museums, galleries, and other art-related institutions.

Short Courses

The Courtauld Institute offers a range of short courses, including:

• Summer School
• Spring School
• Autumn School
• Evening Study at the Courtauld
• Study Tours
• Saturday Study

Short Course Details

• Summer School: Offers a range of courses, including:
  • 2- NEW Philip Guston and Twentieth-Century American Art
  • 3- Carlo Crivelli and His Contemporaries
  • 4- Nature, Gender, Form: New Approaches to the Pre-Raphaelites
• Spring School: Offers courses, including:
  • Variations on a Theme: Modernism in Art and Music
  • Making Sense of Art History: The Fundamentals
  • NEW- Making Sense of Christian Art: Key Figures, Style and Contexts
• Autumn School: Offers courses, including:
  • Making Sense of the Arts of Islam: An Introduction
  • Making Sense of 'The Classical' in Art
  • Making Sense of Modern and Contemporary Art: The Pleasures of Looking
• Evening Study at the Courtauld: Offers courses, including:
  • Holbein at the Court of Henry VIII
  • ARCHIVE: The Emergence of Modern Sculpture in Paris and London, 1890 – 1930
  • ARCHIVE: The Long Road to Success: Giulio Romano between Rome and Mantua
• Study Tours: Offers tours, including:
  • Built upon Waters: The Sea in Venetian Art from Tintoretto to Canaletto
  • Bloomsbury in Sussex
  • Munich Moderns – May 2026
  • Ravenna: Capital of the Mosaic
  • Vienna 1900: A Total Work of Art – May 2026

Holbein at the Court of Henry VIII

This course will consider Holbein's earlier development as a pioneering German artist who engaged with new cultural influences of the Renaissance. It will then explore his two visits to England in the context of new developments in sculpture, architecture, printmaking, and other art forms. This flourishing artistic culture will be set against the backdrop of revolutionary political change and violent religious conflict.

Lecturer's Biography

Dr Richard Williams completed his doctorate at the Courtauld and was awarded a post-doctoral fellowship by Yale University. Following this, he was a specialist in Northern Renaissance art in the art history department at Birkbeck, University of London. He is currently Learning Curator at the Royal Collection and is based at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace. His published research focuses on art in England and other regions of Northern Europe in the sixteenth century.

Tuition Fees

The tuition fee for the Holbein at the Court of Henry VIII course is £395. Please note that booking for this course will open in mid-July 2026. VAT-inclusive prices for EU students will be displayed at check-out.