European Baroque Art
Term
Format
On Campus
Subject Area
Course Number
ARTH 2559 601
Course Code
ARTH2559601
Course Key
84838
Schedule
Day(s)
Tuesday
Time
5:15pm-8:15pm
Instructor
Primary Program
Secondary Program
Course Description
This course surveys the art and architecture of seventeenth-century Europe, with particular attention paid to the visual culture of Italy, Spain, and the Northern and Southern Netherlands. Artists to be covered include Caravaggio, Bernini, Velazquez, Poussin, Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Rubens. While developments in form and style will be discussed, the class will examine art in context, particularly focusing on the historical, religious, political, geographical, and theoretical basis for these works. Themes covered will include the Counter-Reformation church, emergence of the art market, the creation of new genres, the academy, and global exploration.
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