ARTS 346 - Baroque Art

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT

This course will examine major developments in European art of the Baroque, from c. 1590-1700, a period of explosive creativity in the visual arts. Topics will include: art in response to the Counter-Reformation; the court artist; Baroque women artists; the painter-philosopher; the lure of antiquity; and meaning in Dutch genre painting. We will consider artists such as Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Vermeer, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Velasquez. Field Trips required.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: C. Neilson
Prerequisites & Notes
An Art History 100 or 150 course is recommended but not mandatory.