This website and my YouTube channel are a free, in-depth tour of Western art. It is like a giant book with about 10,000 pages and 200 hours of video. Don’t worry if that seems daunting, you can dip in wherever you wish and to help it is divided into about 60 chapters. Each one has one or more 30-60 minute YouTube videos and 50-80 pages of notes.
New here? Start with Chapter 00 for an overview of the whole course, or jump straight to any period in the list below. You can dip in wherever you like — each chapter stands alone.
Please note that some sections contain artworks that depict nudity, violent or disturbing images that may not be suitable for all viewers. The website is for educational purposes only and viewer discretion is advised.
00 Introduction
These talks are an introduction to the history of Western art from cave painting to today. The following chapter headings start with the chapter number and link to a page containing one or more videos on that topic, my lecture notes are in PDF format, and other optional items include podcasts and a summaries created by Google’s NotebookLM.