ARTH 291 - Baroque Art

FC ARHU WINT

4 credits
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 trip(s) required. Recommended Preparation: one 100-level course in art history.