Virtual Art History Classes for Morbid Anatomy
2025
4- and 6-week virtual art history classes delivered via Zoom. Most on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 PM ET, but classes are recorded for those unable to attend live. Advance enrollment required-- just click on the button above.
Divine Movements: The Iconography and Practice of Yoga
$TBA.00
Ended January 2025; Will repeat in 2026
Learn about the backstories to the yoga asanas! We'll study Hindu art, scripture, poetry and culture to understand what they mean. You'll also learn how to apply this wisdom to your yoga practice, whether you are a student or a teacher. Deepen your practice through studying yoga as an iconography of Shiva, Vishnu, Devi, and the Cosmos itself.
(This class counts for 4 hours of CE through the Yoga Alliance. Ask me for details!)
Pray for Us Sinners: The Iconography and Veneration of the Saints
$TBA.00
Ended May 2025; Will repeat in 2026
There are about 10,000 saints in the Roman Catholic canon. Get to know the most important ones, and few obscurities, as we delve into a lavishly illustrated study of saint iconography. Along the way, you'll learn about the scriptural and other textual sources, miracles and relics, folk traditions, and more. Special focus on patron saints for physical maladies.
Alt/Art: A History of Art from Altered States of Consciousness
$TBA.00
Ended June 2025; Will repeat in 2026
Let's follow the thread of Altered States through the History of Art, from the cave art of prehistoric shamans, to the oracles, healing shrines, and mystery cults of the ancients, to the iconographies of Christian mystics and witches. But we won't stop there: we'll find echoes of these ecstatic experiences in Victorian Spiritualism, the art of Carl Jung, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, and more.
Medieval Medicine and the Magical Body
$TBA.00
Ended August 2025; Will repeat in 2026
Join me for a fun and mind-blowing introduction to the history, theory, and practice of Medieval Medicine, as viewed through the lens of Art History. We'll study illustrations from physician's manuscripts, bestiaries, and herbals, while spending extra time with exceptional figures like Trota of Salerno and St Hildegard von Bingen.
Of Art and Angels
$TBA.00
Began August 26, 2025; Will repeat in 2026.
Get to know angels, both good and bad, through the lens of Western Art History. Beginning with an inquiry into pre-Christian winged beings, we'll then study the scriptural and apocryphal sources for angels and devils. Learn how the Early Christians invented angel iconography, and then follow the twin threads of Good and Bad angels in Art History from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary era.
Rest in Peace: The History of Funerary Monuments
From $150
Begins November 4, 2025.
This course will take students on a journey from prehistory to modern times as we investigate how people in diverse contexts have honored and commemorated their beloved dead. Find out how a dazzling array of cultures have understood and responded to the universal human experience of death.
OUR LADY: THE ICONOGRAPHY AND CULT OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
$TBA.00
NEW IN 2026! Dates TBA.
A deep dive into the scriptural and apocryphal sources for Mary's life, a survey of her place in Art History, and her relics, apparitions, and weeping images.
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